26 Best Biographical Historical Novels in the Asian History

by Lisa See

First published 2023 · ★★★★★4.6(41,384)

by Eiji Yoshikawa

First published 1937 · ★★★★★4.5(1,066)

by Alex Rutherford

First published 2013 · Empire of the Moghul · ★★★★★4.4(571)

by Alex Rutherford

First published 2010 · Empire of the Moghul · ★★★★★4.3(845)

by Alex Rutherford

First published 2011 · Empire of the Moghul · ★★★★★4.3(768)

by Alex Rutherford

First published 2015 · Empire of the Moghul · ★★★★★4.3(738)

by Alex Rutherford

First published 2012 · Empire of the Moghul · ★★★★★4.3(630)

by Eiji Yoshikawa

First published 2026 · Musashi · ★★★★★4.2(18)

by David Kirk

First published 2013 · Saga of Musashi Miyamoto · ★★★★★4.2(984)

by David Kirk

First published 2015 · Saga of Musashi Miyamoto · ★★★★★4.2(584)

by Tan Twan Eng

★★★★★4.2(34,596)

by Pearl S. Buck

First published 1956 · ★★★★★4.2(12,928)

by Colin Falconer

First published 1992 · Epic Historical Adventure · ★★★★★4.1(15,560)

by Laura Joh Rowland

First published 2011 · Sano Ichiro Novels · ★★★★★4.1(954)

by Helen Craig McCullough

First published 1966 · ★★★★★4.0(4)

by Simon Turney

★★★★★4.0(2)

by Ibrahim Nasrallah

First published 2011 · The Palestinian Comedy · ★★★★★4.0(19)

by Alex Rutherford

First published 2009 · Empire of the Moghul · ★★★★★4.0(6,501)

by Anchee Min

First published 2004 · Empress Orchid · ★★★★★3.9(28,024)

by Anchee Min

First published 2010 · ★★★★★3.9(9,325)

by Alice Poon

First published 2017 · ★★★★★3.9(133)

by Anchee Min

First published 2007 · Empress Orchid · ★★★★★3.9(10,561)

by Eiji Yoshikawa

First published 2026 · Musashi · ★★★★★3.5(6)

by Eiji Yoshikawa

First published 2026 · Musashi · ★★★★★3.1(6)

by Eiji Yoshikawa

First published 1947 · ★★★★★2.5(1)

by Elif Shafak 

First published 2026 · ★★★★★2.5(5)