Ancient history in Asia is usually taken to include
- Southwest Asia
- The Ancient Near East
- History of Iran, from Elam to the Persian Empire
- South Asia
- Ancient India, from the Indus Valley civilization to Iron Age India
- Middle kingdoms of India, from the Maurya Empire to the Gupta Empire
- Southern kingdom of India, the Chola dynasty.
- East Asia
- Iron Age China, from the Spring and Autumn period and the early imperial period under the Han dynasty
- History of China, from the Han dynasty to the Tang dynasty
- The Proto–Three Kingdoms of Korea and Three Kingdoms of Korea
- The History of Japan from the Kofun period to the Heian period
- The Thục dynasty to the Second Chinese domination in Vietnam
- Southeast Asia
- History of Southeast Asia, from prehistory to Contemporary Southeast Asia.