History: Asia 

Welcome to the guide for Asian history.  This guide provides links to the most useful databases and electronic and print resources for researching the history of Asia excluding the Middle East and Russia.  See the guides for Middle East and European history for sources related to these regions.  Use the tabs to navigate through the pages of this guide.

General history databases and resources can be found on the History Guide. For additional sources in the vernacular and for non-historical topics see the guides for: China, Japan, Korea, Near East, South Asia and Southeast Asia.

Image: Detail from a Hasui Kawase woodblock print, c. 1931.

For non-historical topics related to Asia, as well as to additional sources in the vernacular, see the guides for:

• Chinese Studies
• Japan Studies
• Korean Studies
• South Asian Studies
• Southeast Asian Studies