History of Southeast Asia

A history of the lands between India, China and Australia.

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Episode 15, The Elephant Wars, Part 1

Posted February 15, 201700:30:34

The last four episodes have mainly talked about events on Southeast Asia's islands, so now we will return to the mainland and the conflict that we started...

Episode 14, The Spanish Philippines

Posted February 1, 201700:40:15

In the previous episode we learned how Spain discovered the Philippines, so in this episode Spain will name and conquer the Philippine islands, making...

Episode 13, Magellan's Not-so-excellent Adventure

Posted January 16, 201700:43:38

In this episode, a second European nation, Spain, gets involved in Southeast Asia by discovering the Philippines, a part of Southeast Asia that had...

Episode 12, The Portuguese Trailblazers

Posted January 1, 201700:38:22

This is the first episode of 2017, and the first episode covering events in the modern era. Here we will meet the Portuguese, the first Europeans to...

Episode 11, The Long Road From Mecca to Manila

Posted December 16, 201600:33:42

There is one more major player in Southeast Asia to introduce before the Europeans arrive, and that player is Islam. This episode will focus on how...