Emperor Taizong's campaign against the Western Regions photograph

Emperor Taizong's Campaign Against The Western Regions

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Territorial changesKarakhoja
Tarim Basin
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
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About Emperor Taizong's Campaign Against The Western Regions


In the years following Tang Taizong's subjugation of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, the emperor began to exert his military power toward the oasis city-states of the Tarim Basin. These states, populated by Tocharian and Saka peoples, were loosely allied with the Western Turkic Khaganate.

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