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   Hierarchy of Top of the TGN hierarchy (hierarchy root) Top of the TGN hierarchy (hierarchy root)
   Hierarchy of World (facet) .... World (facet)
   ........ Asia (continent)
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   .................... Aceh, Sultanate of (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Achaemenid Empire (former nation/state/empire) .................... Achaemenid Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Aḍ Ḍaffah al Gharbīyah (occupied territory) .................... Aḍ Ḍaffah al Gharbīyah (occupied territory)
   Hierarchy of Afghānestān (nation) .................... Afghānestān (nation)
   .................... Akkadian Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Akrotiri and Dhekelia (overseas territory) .................... Akrotiri and Dhekelia (overseas territory)
   .................... Alashiya (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Al Baḥrayn (nation) .................... Al Baḥrayn (nation)
   .................... Al-Ḥajarah (general region)
   Hierarchy of Al Imārāt (nation) .................... Al Imārāt (nation)
   Hierarchy of Al-ʻIrāq (nation) .................... Al-ʻIrāq (nation)
   .................... Al Kidn (general region)
   Hierarchy of Al Kuwayt (nation) .................... Al Kuwayt (nation)
   Hierarchy of Al Urdun (nation) .................... Al Urdun (nation)
   Hierarchy of Al Yaman (nation) .................... Al Yaman (nation)
   Hierarchy of Ancient Syria (general region) .................... Ancient Syria (general region)
   .................... Apologos (port)
   Hierarchy of Arabian Peninsula (general region) .................... Arabian Peninsula (general region)
   Hierarchy of Armenia (historical region) .................... Armenia (historical region)
   .................... Armenian Highlands (historical region)
   Hierarchy of As Suʻūdīyyah (nation) .................... As Suʻūdīyyah (nation)
   Hierarchy of Assyria (former nation/state/empire) .................... Assyria (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Azǝrbaycan (nation) .................... Azǝrbaycan (nation)
   .................... Azarbaijan (general region)
   .................... Bactria (historical region)
   .................... Baluchistan (general region)
   Hierarchy of Bāṁlādesh (nation) .................... Bāṁlādesh (nation)
   .................... Bengal (general region)
   Hierarchy of Bhārat (nation) .................... Bhārat (nation)
   Hierarchy of Brunei (nation) .................... Brunei (nation)
   .................... Bruneian Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Burma Road (road)
   .................... Burma-Siam Railroad (railroad)
   .................... Canaan (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Caucasus (general region) .................... Caucasus (general region)
   Hierarchy of Central Asia (general region) .................... Central Asia (general region)
   .................... Chagatai Khanate (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Chenla (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of China (former nation/state/empire) .................... China (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Chola (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Chosŏn (nation) .................... Chosŏn (nation)
   Hierarchy of Chung-hua Min-kuo (nation) .................... Chung-hua Min-kuo (nation)
   .................... Dehgwar (general region)
   Hierarchy of Dhivehi Raajje (nation) .................... Dhivehi Raajje (nation)
   Hierarchy of Druk Yul (nation) .................... Druk Yul (nation)
   .................... Durranī Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Dutch East Indies (former territory/colony/dependent state) .................... Dutch East Indies (former territory/colony/dependent state)
   Hierarchy of East Asia (general region) .................... East Asia (general region)
   .................... East Indies (general region)
   .................... Federated Malay States (former territory/colony/dependent state)
   .................... Funan (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Gandhara (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Gaya (former group of nations/states/cities)
   .................... Georgia, Kingdom of (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Ghassān (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Ghaznavid Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Ghūrid Sultanate (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Golden Triangle (area)
   Hierarchy of Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom (former nation/state/empire) .................... Graeco-Bactrian Kingdom (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Guge (kingdom) .................... Guge (kingdom)
   Hierarchy of Han'guk (nation) .................... Han'guk (nation)
   Hierarchy of Hayastan (nation) .................... Hayastan (nation)
   .................... Hephthalite Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Holy Land (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Hong Kong (semi-independent political entity) .................... Hong Kong (semi-independent political entity)
   .................... Hotaki Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Indochina (general region) .................... Indochina (general region)
   Hierarchy of Indonesia (nation) .................... Indonesia (nation)
   .................... Indo-Parthian Kingdom (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Ionia (general region) [N]
   Hierarchy of Īrān (nation) .................... Īrān (nation)
   .................... Iranian Plateau (general region)
   .................... Kamboja (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Kâmpŭchéa (nation) .................... Kâmpŭchéa (nation)
   .................... Karabagh (general region)
   .................... Kara-Khanid Khanate (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Kara-Khitai (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Kashmir (general region) .................... Kashmir (general region)
   .................... Khālid Ibn al Walīd (dam)
   .................... Khilji Sultanate (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Khmer Empire (former nation/state/empire) .................... Khmer Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Khwarazmian Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Khwārezm (historical region) .................... Khwārezm (historical region)
   .................... Kidarite (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Kingdom of Israel (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Koguryŏ (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Kojosŏn (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Korea (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Korean Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Kurdistan (general region)
   .................... Kushan Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Kypriakí Dimokratía (nation) .................... Kypriakí Dimokratía (nation)
   Hierarchy of Kyrgyzstan (nation) .................... Kyrgyzstan (nation)
   .................... Langkasuka (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Latin Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Leuke Kome (lost settlement)
   .................... Levant (general region)
   Hierarchy of Levant States (region (geographic)) .................... Levant States (region (geographic))
   .................... Liao Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Lodi Sultanate (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of <lost & found/Asia> (miscellaneous) .................... <lost & found/Asia> (miscellaneous)
   Hierarchy of Lubnān (nation) .................... Lubnān (nation)
   Hierarchy of Macau (semi-independent political entity) .................... Macau (semi-independent political entity)
   Hierarchy of Malaysia (nation) .................... Malaysia (nation)
   .................... Manipur (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Margiana (historical region) .................... Margiana (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Mauryan Empire (former nation/state/empire) .................... Mauryan Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Melayu (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Mesopotamia (general region) .................... Mesopotamia (general region)
   Hierarchy of Mitanni (former nation/state/empire) .................... Mitanni (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Mongol (nation) .................... Mongol (nation)
   Hierarchy of Mongol Empire (former nation/state/empire) .................... Mongol Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Mongolia (general region)
   .................... Muscat and Oman, Sultanate of (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Myanma (nation) .................... Myanma (nation)
   .................... Nam Viet (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Nanda Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Nangnang (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Nepāl (nation) .................... Nepāl (nation)
   Hierarchy of Nihon (nation) .................... Nihon (nation)
   .................... No Man's Land (buffer zone)
   Hierarchy of O'zbekiston (nation) .................... O'zbekiston (nation)
   .................... Paekche (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Pākistān (nation) .................... Pākistān (nation)
   .................... Pala Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Palawan Trough (undersea trough) [N]
   Hierarchy of Palestine (historical region) .................... Palestine (historical region)
   .................... Palmyrene Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Pandyan Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Parhae (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Parthian Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Parthyene (vassal state)
   .................... Pergamon (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Persia (historical region) .................... Persia (historical region)
   .................... Persian Royal Road (road)
   .................... Phoenicia (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Pilipinas (nation) .................... Pilipinas (nation)
   Hierarchy of Prathet Thai (nation) .................... Prathet Thai (nation)
   .................... Punch (general region)
   Hierarchy of Qaṭar (nation) .................... Qaṭar (nation)
   Hierarchy of Qazaqstan (nation) .................... Qazaqstan (nation)
   Hierarchy of Qjṯāʻ Ghazzah (occupied territory) .................... Qjṯāʻ Ghazzah (occupied territory)
   .................... Rattanakosin Kingdom (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Rossija (nation) .................... Rossija (nation)
   .................... Rouran Khaganate (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Rudnyy Altay (general region)
   .................... Russia (historical) (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Russian Central Asia (former administrative division) .................... Russian Central Asia (former administrative division)
   .................... Saba' (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Sakartvelo (nation) .................... Sakartvelo (nation)
   Hierarchy of Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao (nation) .................... Sathalanalat Paxathipatai Paxaxôn Lao (nation)
   .................... Scythia (historical region)
   .................... Seljuq Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Shinzi Sol (area)
   .................... Shor Chah (area)
   Hierarchy of Shrī Laṁkā (nation) .................... Shrī Laṁkā (nation)
   .................... Silla (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Singapore (nation) .................... Singapore (nation)
   .................... Sogdiana (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Southeast Asia (general region) .................... Southeast Asia (general region)
   Hierarchy of Southern Asia (general region) .................... Southern Asia (general region)
   Hierarchy of Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik (former nation/state/empire) .................... Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Spratly Islands (disputed territory) .................... Spratly Islands (disputed territory)
   .................... Srivijaya (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of State of Palestine (autonomous area) .................... State of Palestine (autonomous area)
   Hierarchy of Straits Settlements (former territory/colony/dependent state) .................... Straits Settlements (former territory/colony/dependent state)
   .................... Suhu (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Sultanate of Sulu (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Sundarbans (general region)
   Hierarchy of Sūrīyah (nation) .................... Sūrīyah (nation)
   .................... Syria (general region)
   .................... Tibetan Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Timor-Leste (nation) .................... Timor-Leste (nation)
   .................... Timurid Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Tojikiston (nation) .................... Tojikiston (nation)
   Hierarchy of Transcaucasia (general region) .................... Transcaucasia (general region)
   Hierarchy of Transcaucasian Federation (federation) .................... Transcaucasian Federation (federation)
   .................... Transoxania (historical region) [N]
   .................... Turgesh Khaganate (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Turkic Khaganate (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Turkistan (historical region)
   Hierarchy of Türkiye (nation) .................... Türkiye (nation)
   Hierarchy of Türkmenistan (nation) .................... Türkmenistan (nation)
   Hierarchy of ʻUmān (nation) .................... ʻUmān (nation)
   .................... Unfederated Malay States (former territory/colony/dependent state)
   .................... Urartu (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Urochishche Akbay (area)
   .................... Urochishche Charlyk (area)
   .................... Urochishche Karasuk (area)
   .................... Urochishche Konstantinovskaya Dacha (area)
   .................... Urochishche Korbun-Guru (area)
   .................... Urochishche Koshmar-Dere (area)
   .................... Urochishche Kustu-Kamyr (area)
   .................... Urochishche Lyubimovskaya Lyaga (area)
   .................... Urochishche Shavi-Kldistavi (area)
   .................... Urochishche Verbovyy Syrt (area)
   .................... Urochishche Volkov Kordon (area)
   .................... Uyghur Khaganate (former nation/state/empire)
   .................... Vǎn Lang (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Việt Nam (nation) .................... Việt Nam (nation)
   .................... Wall of Genghis Khan (wall)
   Hierarchy of Western Asia (area) .................... Western Asia (area)
   .................... Xiongnu Empire (former nation/state/empire)
   Hierarchy of Xizang (autonomous region) .................... Xizang (autonomous region) [N]
   Hierarchy of Yisra'el (nation) .................... Yisra'el (nation)
   Hierarchy of Zhongguo (nation) .................... Zhongguo (nation)
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