PFH1168355: Thailand: The funeral procession carrying the remains of King Chulalongkorn goes around the cremation site three times, 1911. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168403: Mongolia / China: Rinchinbal Khan (r. October 23, 1329 - December 14, 1329); 14th Khagan of the Mongol Empire; 9th Yuan Emperor Ningzong. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168475: Vietnam: US Army soldiers in action during the 1968 Tet Offensive at Hue, central Vietnam. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168543: Japan: Empress Gemmei (660-721), 43rd imperial ruler of Japan. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168564: China: Song Qingling (1892-1981), first female Chairman and President of the People's Republic of China, together with her future husband, Dr Sun Yat-sen (1866-1925), founder of the Chinese Republic (1912) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168591: China: Rewi Ally (2 December 1897 - 27 December 1987), New Zealand revolutionary and member of the Chinese Communist Party / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168586: China: Zhou Enlai (Chou En-lai, 5 March 1898 – 8 January 1976) at Whampoa Military Academy c. 1926 / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168942: Laos: A French expedition arrives at Ban Bouncang on the Mekong River in southern Laos in March 1867. In this sketch, porters unload cargo and merchandise while one of the commission, Mr Garnier (bottom right), prepares a telescope to observe a lunar ecli / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168994: Laos: A view of the Mekong River near Ban Coksay, south of Luang Prabang, illustrated by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte in 1867. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169065: China: Shangguan Wan'er (664-710), imperial consort of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (705-710). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169054: China: Emperor Taizong (Tang Lishimin), 2nd ruler of the Tang Dynasty (r. 626-649). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1169064: China: Shangguan Wan'er (664-710), imperial consort of Emperor Zhongzong of Tang (705-710). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168333: Thailand: The cremation site in Bangkok for a prince during the reign of King Chulalongkorn (1868 - 1910). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168450: Indonesia: Young Balinese woman practicing classical dance movements by the sea shore, c.1935. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168421: Mongolia: Bodi Alagh Khan, Khagan of the Northern Yuan Dynasty (1519-1547). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168486: Vietnam: Huynh Phu So, Hoa Hao founder and prophet (1919-1947). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168445: Vietnam: The leading actress in a Saigon theatre troupe, c.1905. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168582: China: A scene from the revolutionary ballet 'The Red Detachment of Women' which came to symbolise the formulaic art style of the Cultural Revolution / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168624: China: 'Completely Smash the Liu-Deng Counter-Revolutionary Line'. Cultural Revolution poster art (1967). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168642: China: Two pages from a Chinese Muslim book written in Chinese but using Arabic script, known as Xiao'erjing writing / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168654: China: Wu Zetian ( 624-705), Empress Regnant of the Zhou Dynasty (690-705). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168726: China: The Grand Pagoda in Simao, Yunnan Province, redrawn from a 1867 sketch by Louis Delaporte. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168750: China: A French expedition come across a fortress on the road to Lao-oua-tan in Yunnan province, as sketched by Louis Delaporte in 1868. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168771: Indochina: French expeditioner Lt. Louis Delaporte painted this imaginary scene featuring Vietnamese, Khmer and Siamese ethnic people all side by side, probably in a Mekong valley village, c. 1866-68. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168798: Laos: The house of a wealthy Laotian family, drawn by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte, c. 1866-67. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168819: China: Empress Xu, formally Empress Ren Xiao Wen (1362-1407), consort of the 3rd Ming Emperor Yongle (r. 1402-1424); with ladies in waiting at the Ming Court. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168864: China: Emperor Longqing, 13th ruler of the Ming Dynasty (r. 1567-1572). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168870: China: Empress Xiaoyizhuang, consort of the 13th Ming Emperor Longqing (r. 1567-1572). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168873: China: Emperor Wanli, 14th ruler of the Ming Dynasty (r. 1572-1620). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168734: China: A French delegation and its caravan arrive in Nam-La in Yunnan Province in 1867, redrawn from an original sketch by Louis Delaporte. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168740: China: A drawing by Louis Delaporte of the French delegation and its entourage leaving the Yunnanese town of Tong-hai in snowy conditions in December 1867. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168749: China: A French expedition came across this hamlet overlooking A Yunnan valley en route to Ta-kouan in 1868. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168797: China: A Chinese chieftain on horseback asks local peasants about the route from Zhaotong to Ta-kouan, illustrated by French expeditioner Louis Delaporte in 1868. / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168809: China: Empress Xiao Ci Gao, consort of the 1st Ming Emperor Hongwu (r. 1368-1398) / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168812: China: Empress Ma, consort of the 2nd Ming Emperor Jianwen (r. 1398-1402). / Bridgeman Images

PFH1168824: China: Empress Cheng Xiao Zhao, consort of the 4th Ming Emperor Hongxi (r. 1424-1425). / Bridgeman Images