This video presents the history of Mainland Southeast Asia from 20,000 BCE to 2021 CE. It showcases historical cultures, tribes, and states, classified by language family.

Major minority groups within the territories of premodern states are shown with a lighter shade of the dominant state’s color. In such cases, the boundaries of the dominant state are marked by thick outlines, while the name of the minority group is italicized.

Entities are labeled on the map with their most wellknown name, but shown in the key by their official or native names, with reconstructed contemporary pronunciation where possible. The reconstructed names of those who left no records of their own are based on Chinese records.

00:00 Intro
00:04 Information
00:51 Prehistoric Mainland Southeast Asia
02:07 Ancient Mainland Southeast Asia
04:27 Classical Mainland Southeast Asia
08:15 Medieval Mainland Southeast Asia
11:31 Early Modern Mainland Southeast Asia
13:45 Modern Mainland Southeast Asia
15:01 End credits

Note: this periodization is purely for viewing convenience and is not endorsed by mainstream academia. I divided up the eras as follows:

Prehistoric (20,000 BCE 500 BCE): The era before state formation in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Ancient (500 BCE 68 CE): Early states form in Vietnam.
Classical (68 802): Mainland Southeast Asia is dominated by Indianized kingdoms such as Funan, Chenla, Dvaravati, and Champa.
Medieval (802 1431): The Khmer Empire rules over much of Mainland Southeast Asia.
Early Modern (1431 1862): The era between the collapse of the Khmer Empire and the start of French colonization of Indochina.
Modern (1862 present): Mainland Southeast Asia since the start of French colonization of Indochina.

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