Indokina
Indokina, also spelled Indochina, is a historical term used to describe the region of Southeast Asia lying between the Indian subcontinent and China. In geographic and cultural usage it typically refers to the area that today comprises Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, located on the Indochinese Peninsula along the Mekong River and the Gulf of Tonkin. The name combines "Indo-" (India) and "China," reflecting long-standing cultural influences from both civilizations as well as the region's historical trade networks and religious exchanges.
In the colonial period the term took on an administrative sense. French Indochina was established in the
After the 1954 Geneva Agreements, colonial rule ended and Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia pursued independent paths,
Today the term Indochina is largely historical and used mainly in academic contexts. The modern states of