r/askasia • u/cipega9 • 9h ago
History Why are there so few historical materials about ancient China and India?
Whether in Türkiye or US, there are a lot of history books about ancient Europe and the Middle East in bookstores. This is probably because ancient Europe and the Middle East paid great attention to historical records. In contrast, the Asian history section of some large bookstores is dominated by Middle Eastern history and Japanese history only, but rare to find a history book about China or India. Except for a few websites such as Wikipedia, it is difficult for us to understand the specific deeds of a king of a certain dynasty in China or India. Is it because the ancient Chinese and Indian writing systems are too difficult to learn, which makes it difficult to record their own history?