Historical novels about Asia

Gore Vidal's Creation presents ancient Babylonia. James Clavell's Shogun - old Japan, Tai-Pan - old Hongkong.
What about Iran, Burma, Siam, India?

M. M. Kaye wrote two historical novels about India The Far Pavilions and Shadow of the Moon.

There are a couple of novels about Siam. Bombay Anna: The Real Story and Remarkable Adventures of the King and I by Susan Morgan and Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon. The King and I is based on Anna Leonowens' true life story.

Thai writer and politician Kukrit Pramoj
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_Reigns Four Reigns

In my country the novel was published as "Siamese Girl" - "A tale about life at the royal court in Bangkok at the end of the 19th century. Everyday life at the palace, seen through the eyes of a young girl, impresses with the richness of exotic customs and colorful rituals."

A similar discussion:

http://www.h-net.org/~world/threads/thread-novels.html

Creation is set in Greece, Persia, India and China - there is a scene in Babylon, but at a time under Achaemenid rule.

The Enchantress by Han Suyin is a wonderful novel set in the almost forgotten ancient metropolis Ayutthaya in the 18th Century.

Gardens of Light and Samarkand by Amin Maalouf are both set in Persia: The first tells the story of Mani, the founder of the forgotten world religion Manicheism, who lived in Sassanid Persia 1700 years ago, the other tells of Omar Khayyam, the poet, and his friend Hassan, founder of the Assassins, 900 years ago.

Kalimantaan by C. S. Godshalk – white rajah on Borneo

Since you've read James Clavell already, why not try Whirlwind set during the Iranian Revolution?

India: A Passage to India, The Jewel in the Crown, A Suitable Boy, A Fine Balance

I've read or own all of the following:

The Piano Tuner by Daniel Mason 19th C. Burma
Patricia McCormick's novel about the Cambodian genocide, Never Fall Down, a Nat'l. Book Award winner
In the Shadow of the Banyan by Vaddey Ratner Cambodia under the Khmer Rouge
Mary Renault's The Persian Boy about Alexander the Great told from the POV of Bagoas, a Persian castrato in his retinue.
The Lover by Marguerite Duras set in pre-war Saigon, Indochine
Temple of a Thousand Faces by John Shorr about Khmer prince and his wife in 12th C. Cambodia at time Angor Wat built

Empire of the Sun.