Historical period drama films set in Asia

Columns: Title | Release date | Time period | Setting | Notes
Tsogt Taij | 1945 | 1634-1637 | Mongolia | Mongolian language film about the patriotic struggle of Prince Tsogt Taij ( 1581-1637 ) | Queen Mandukhai the Wise | 1988 | 1449-1510 | Mongolia | Mongolian language film about the life of Queen Mandukhai ( 1449-1510 ) who reunited the Mongols | Nomad | 2006 | early 1700s | Kazakhstan | about the early years of Ablai Khan ( early 18th century ) , a Kazakh khan in part of what is now Kazakhstan | Kundun | 1997 | 1950 | Tibet | an American film depicting the early life of the 14th Dalai Lama and the 1950 invasion of Tibet and subsequent events | The Beast | 1988 | 1981 | Afghanistan | during the Soviet-Afghan War | Kandahar | 2001 | 2000 | Afghanistan | Afghanistan during the Taliban regime

Example questions:
Who directed a historical period drama film set in Asia that is noted by a city that was taken by Alexander the Great in 329 BC ? | Who was the director of the 1951 historical period drama film set in 1220 Uzbekistan ? | Who was the director of the 1950 historical period drama film set in 1220 China ? | Who played Genghis Khan in the 1956 historical period drama film set in 1161-1227 Mongolia ? | Who was the writer of the 1988 historical period drama film set in 1981 Afghanistan ?

Answers:
George Sherman | George Sherman | Henry Hathaway | John Wayne | William Mastrosimone