Region
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, as today's map draws it. The atlas places 14,311 events here, from the earliest records to our own day: the most significant follow, era by era, with the civilizations at home here and their wonders, trade routes, faiths and great people.
- 14,311 events
- 37 civilizations
Civilizations through time
Our civilizations at home here; culture spheres outlinedEvents by era
The most significant of each era, with its centuries3500 – 1001 BCE5 events
- Founding of Phong Châu2524 BCE · Founding2524 BCE
- 1050 BCE eruption of Pinatubo1050 BCE · Natural disaster1050 BCE
- Founding of Văn Lang by the first Hùng king2524 BCE · Founding2524 BCE
- Settlement mound at Rạch Núi16th century – 11th century BCE · Founding16th century – 11th century BCE
- Earliest Sa Huỳnh settlement at Long Thạnh14th century BCE · Founding14th century BCE
35th century BCE34th century BCE33rd century BCE32nd century BCE31st century BCE30th century BCE29th century BCE28th century BCE27th century BCE26th century BCE25th century BCE24th century BCE23rd century BCE22nd century BCE21st century BCE20th century BCE19th century BCE18th century BCE17th century BCE16th century BCE15th century BCE14th century BCE13th century BCE12th century BCE11th century BCEMore on the atlas
1000 – 501 BCE2 events
- Founding of Fansuri Museum601 BCE · Founding601 BCE
- Giồng Nổi settlement6th century BCE – 1st century CE · Founding6th century BCE – 1st century CE
10th century BCE9th century BCE8th century BCE7th century BCE6th century BCEMore on the atlas
500 – 1 BCE14 events
- Founding of Nanyue204 BCE · Founding204 BCE
- Fall of Nanyue111 BCE · Collapse111 BCE
- Founding of Pyu city-states2nd century BCE · Founding2nd century BCE
- Founding of Âu Lạc257 BCE · Founding257 BCE
- Fall of Âu Lạc179 BCE · Collapse179 BCE
- Founding of Thaton Kingdom300 BCE · Founding300 BCE
5th century BCE4th century BCE3rd century BCE2nd century BCE1st century BCEMore on the atlas
1 – 500 CE108 events
- Trưng sisters' rebellion40 – 43 CE · Rebellion40 – 43 CE
- Founding of Bagan2nd century CE · Founding2nd century CE
- 460 CE Yonok-Nagabandhu earthquake22 July 460 CE · Natural disaster22 July 460 CE
- 416 CE eruption of Krakatau416 CE · Natural disaster416 CE
- 416 CE Java-S. Java tsunami416 CE · Natural disaster416 CE
- Founding of Kingdom of Funan68 CE · Founding68 CE
1st century CE2nd century CE3rd century CE4th century CE5th century CEMore on the atlas
501 – 1000 CE209 events
- Battle of Bach Dang River938 CE · Battle938 CE
- Anarchy of the 12 Warlords965 – 968 CE · Rebellion965 – 968 CE
- Construction of Angkor Wat802 – 12th century CE · Construction802 – 12th century CE
- Founding of Palembang16 June 683 CE · Founding16 June 683 CE
- Construction of Borobudur Temple8th century CE · Construction8th century CE
- Founding of Khmer Empire802 CE · Founding802 CE
6th century CE7th century CE8th century CE9th century CE10th century CEMore on the atlas
1001 – 1500586 events
- baht14th century · Event14th century
- Battle of Bạch Đằng1288 · Battle1288
- 1257 Samalas eruption1257 · Natural disaster1257
- First Mongol invasion of Burma1277 – 1287 · Conquest1277 – 1287
- Mongol invasion of Java22 January 1293 · Conquest22 January 1293
- Founding of Thailand1238 – 1768 · Founding1238 – 1768
11th century12th century13th century14th century15th centuryMore on the atlas
1501 – 18001,145 events
- Battle of Mactan27 April 1521 · Battle27 April 1521
- 1740 Batavia massacre9 October 1740 · Attack9 October 1740
- Sino-Burmese War1765 – 1769 · War1765 – 1769
- Burmese–Siamese War of 1765–17671765 – 1767 · War1765 – 1767
- British occupation of Manila1762 – 1764 · Event1762 – 1764
- Capture of Malacca25 July 1511 · Siege25 July 1511
1801 – 19001,297 events
- 1883 eruption of Krakatoa20 May 1883 · Natural disaster20 May 1883
- Philippine peso1 May 1852 · Event1 May 1852
- Philippine Revolution1896 – 1898 · War1896 – 1898
- Philippine Declaration of Independence12 June 1898 · Event12 June 1898
- First Anglo-Burmese War1824 – 1826 · War1824 – 1826
- Battle of Manila Bay1 May 1898 · Battle1 May 1898
1901 – 20006,483 events
Since 20014,462 events
- 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake26 December 2004 · Natural disaster26 December 2004
- Malaysia Airlines Flight 3708 March 2014 · Event8 March 2014
- Myanmar Civil War5 May 2021 · War5 May 2021
- 2021 Myanmar coup d'état1 February 2021 · Political1 February 2021
- 2002 Bali bombings2002 · Attack2002
- 2014 Thai coup d'état22 May 2014 · Political22 May 2014
Wonders
Standing here, or onceTrade routes
With stops in the region- Spice tradec. 1200 – 1500 · by land, sea and river · Ternate, Banda Neira, Tuban and Malaccac. 1200 – 1500
- Ryukyu tradec. 1372 – 1570 · by sea and river · Ayutthaya, Pattani, Malacca and Palembangc. 1372 – 1570
- Red Seal Ships1604 – 1635 · by sea and river · Champa (Hội An), Manila, Bangkok and Ayutthaya1604 – 1635
- Maritime Silk Roadc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE · by sea and river · Champa (Hội An) and Palembangc. 200 BCE – 1500 CE
- Nanban trade1543 – 1639 · by sea · Malacca1543 – 1639
- Manila galleons1565 – 1815 · by land and sea · Manila1565 – 1815
- Dutch East India Company Route1611 – 1799 · by sea · Batavia1611 – 1799
- Macassan trepang tradec. 1720 – 1907 · by sea · Makassarc. 1720 – 1907
- Suez Canal Route1869 – today · by sea and river · Singapore1869 – today
Faiths that came here
Each from its first arrival- BuddhismReached Suvarnabhumi (Thaton) (c. 250 BCE), Jiaozhi (Luy Lâu) (c. 190 CE), Funan (Óc Eo) (c. 400 CE) and 8 more
- ConfucianismReached Jiaozhi (Luy Lâu) (111 BCE), Đại Việt (Thăng Long) (1070), Singapore (1819) and Batavia (1900)
- TaoismReached Jiaozhi (Luy Lâu) (c. 200 CE), Malacca (1645) and Singapore (c. 1821)
- HinduismReached Funan (Óc Eo) (c. 245 CE), Kutai (Muara Kaman) (c. 375 CE), Champa (Mỹ Sơn) (c. 400 CE) and 8 more
- IslamReached Brunei (c. 1264), northern Sumatra (Pasai) (c. 1267), Sulu (Jolo) (c. 1380) and 3 more
- ChristianityReached Philippines (Cebu) (1565) and Vietnam (Hội An) (1615)
- SikhismReached Malaya (Singapore) (1881)
- CaodaismBegan at Tây Ninh (1926). Reached Saigon (1926), Cambodia (Phnom Penh) (1927), Cần Thơ (c. 1931) and 2 more
- Bahá'í FaithReached Cambodia (Phnom Penh) (1956) and Battambang (c. 1992)
Great people
Of its civilizations, in the halls of the Agora of Ages- c. 503 – 548 CELý Nam ĐếRose against the Liang (542); founded Vạn Xuân and the Early Lý dynasty (544)Vietnamese Commanders
- 524 – 571 CETriệu Quang PhụcHeld off the Liang from the Dạ Trạch marshes by guerrilla war (548–550)Vietnamese Commanders
- 898 – 944 CENgô QuyềnVictory on the Bạch Đằng River (938); ended a millennium of Chinese ruleVietnamese Commanders
- 924 – 979 CEĐinh Bộ LĩnhDefeated the twelve warlords and united the country as Đại Cồ Việt (968)Vietnamese Commanders
- 941 – 1005 CELê HoànFounded the Early Lê dynasty (980); defeated the Song invasion of 981Vietnamese Commanders
- 1019 – 1105Lý Thường KiệtGeneral; 'Nam quốc sơn hà'; repelled the Song (1077)Vietnamese Commanders
- c. 1228 – 1300Trần Hưng ĐạoDefeated the Mongol invasions of 1285 and 1288Vietnamese Commanders
- 1241 – 1294Trần Quang KhảiWon at Chương Dương and retook Thăng Long from the Mongols (1285)Vietnamese Commanders
- Trần Nhật Duật1255 – 1330 · Defeated Sogetu's army at Hàm Tử (1285)1255 – 1330
- Phạm Ngũ Lão1255 – 1320 · Trần general against the second and third Mongol invasions (1285, 1288)1255 – 1320
- Trần Nhân Tông1258 – 1308 · Emperor who led Đại Việt against the Mongol invasions of 1285 and 12881258 – 1308
- Trần Bình Trọng1259 – 1285 · Held the rearguard against the Mongols (1285); refused to serve them1259 – 1285
- Trần Quốc Toản1267 – 1285 · Raised his own company as a boy to fight the Mongols (1285)1267 – 1285
- Trần Khánh Dưdied 1339 · Sank the Yuan supply fleet at Vân Đồn in the third Mongol invasiondied 1339
- Đặng Dung1373 – 1414 · General of the Later Trần against the Ming occupation (1409–1413)1373 – 1414
- Nguyễn Chích1382 – 1448 · Lam Sơn general who urged the turn south to Nghệ An against the Ming1382 – 1448
- Lê Lợi1385 – 1433 · Leader of the Lam Sơn uprising; founded the Later Lê dynasty (1428)1385 – 1433
- Nguyễn Xí1397 – 1465 · Lam Sơn general against the Ming; later a minister of the Lê1397 – 1465
- Quang Trung1753 – 1792 · Tây Sơn emperor; victory of Ngọc Hồi–Đống Đa (1789)1753 – 1792
- Trần Quang Diệu1760 – 1802 · One of the Tây Sơn's 'Seven Tiger Generals'; besieged Quy Nhơn (1799–1801)1760 – 1802
- Lê Văn Duyệtc. 1763 – 1832 · Nguyễn Ánh's marshal in the Tây Sơn wars; later viceroy of Gia Địnhc. 1763 – 1832
- Nguyễn Tri Phương1800 – 1873 · Commanded against the French at Đà Nẵng (1858), Saigon (1861) and Hà Nội (1873)1800 – 1873
- Bùi Thị Xuândied 1802 · Tây Sơn general who led its war elephants; executed after Trấn Ninh (1802)died 1802
- Trương Định1820 – 1864 · Led the guerrilla war against the French round Gò Công (1859–1864)1820 – 1864
- Võ Duy Dương1827 – 1866 · Fought the French from the Đồng Tháp Mười marshes (1862–1866)1827 – 1866
- Hoàng Diệu1829 – 1882 · Governor who held the citadel of Hà Nội against the French (1882)1829 – 1882
- Nguyễn Hữu Huân1830 – 1875 · Led three risings against the French round Mỹ Tho (1861–1875)1830 – 1875
- Nguyễn Trung Trực1838 – 1868 · Burned the French ship Espérance (1861); took the fort at Rạch Giá (1868)1838 – 1868
- Tôn Thất Thuyết1839 – 1913 · Regent who led the attack on the French at Huế and the Cần Vương (1885)1839 – 1913
- Đinh Công Tráng1842 – 1887 · Led the defence of Ba Đình against the French (1886–1887)1842 – 1887
- Nguyễn Thiện Thuậtc. 1844 – 1926 · Led the Bãi Sậy rising against the French (1885–1889)c. 1844 – 1926
- Phan Đình Phùng1847 – 1895 · Led the Hương Khê rising of the Cần Vương (1885–1895)1847 – 1895
- Cao Thắng1864 – 1893 · Phan Đình Phùng's commander; had rifles made for the Hương Khê rising1864 – 1893
- Võ Nguyên Giáp1911 – 2013 · General; Điện Biên Phủ (1954)1911 – 2013
- Văn Tiến Dũng1917 – 2002 · General; commanded the 1975 offensive that took Saigon1917 – 2002
- Nguyễn Thị Định1920 – 1992 · Led the Bến Tre rising (1960); deputy commander of the Liberation Army1920 – 1992


