Tang Protectorate General to Pacify the West

Tang Protectorate General to Pacify the West was an empire in Tarim basin and Dzungaria (Central and North Asia) that lasted from 640 to 790 CE, about 150 years. Its people spoke Chinese languages (Sinitic languages).

The Tang military command over the Four Garrisons of Kucha, Khotan, Kashgar and Karashahr. It reached its peak before the defeat at Talas in 751, and the Tibetans overran its last garrisons around 790.

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Facts

Dates

640 to 790 CE

Duration

150 years

Type

Empire

Region

Tarim basin and Dzungaria, Central and North Asia

Language family

Chinese

Capital

Jiaohe, later Kucha

Came from

• Gaochang kingdom 498 to 640 CE

Events in Central and North Asia during its time

• 732 Orkhon inscriptions raised
• 751 Battle of Talas
• 762 Uyghur khagan adopts Manichaeism

Neighbours in Central and North Asia

• Sogdiana c. 545 BCE to 722 CE
• Kingdom of Khotan c. 200 BCE to 1006 CE
• Western Turkic Khaganate 603 to 742 CE
• Uyghur Khaganate 744 to 840 CE
• Second Turkic Khaganate 682 to 744 CE
• Kingdom of Kucha c. 100 BCE to 840 CE
• Afrighid dynasty c. 305 to 995 CE
• Yenisei Kyrgyz c. 550 to 1207 CE
• Oghuz Yabgu State c. 750 to 1055 CE
• Kimek Khaganate c. 743 to 1035 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Europe
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Moche (Mochica) c. 100 to 800 CE, South America
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Abbasid Caliphate 750 to 1258 CE, Middle East
• Sasanian Empire 224 to 651 CE, Middle East

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