Though there are numerous ancient historic Asian designations for Southeast Asia, none are geographically consistent with each other. Names referring to Southeast Asia include See more

Austronesian maritime trade network
The first true maritime trade network in the Indian Ocean was the Austronesian maritime trade network initiated by the Austronesian peoples of Island Southeast Asia. They established trade routes with Southern India See more

European colonisation
The earliest Europeans to have visited Southeast Asia were Marco Polo during the 13th century in the service of Kublai Khan and See more

Modern Southeast Asia has been characterised by high economic growth by most countries and closer regional integration. See more

Paleolithic
The region was already inhabited by Homo erectus from approximately 1,500,000 years ago during the Middle Pleistocene age. … See more

In Maritime Southeast Asia, the Srivijaya kingdom on Sumatra developed into the dominant power by the 5th century CE. Its capital See more

Japanese invasion and occupations
In September 1940, following the Fall of France and pursuant to the Pacific war goals of See more