The region tempts with sandy beaches fringed by palm trees and lapped by turquoise waters, but there’s more to look out for, ...
Geography, demographics, religion, technology, and a state’s institutions determined why certain states exercised power and how different regions developed the way that they did.
This piece is part of a series of articles covering the medieval and early modern great powers of each of Asia’s regions: East Asia, Central and North Asia, South Asia, Southeast Asia, and West Asia ...