Emperor Taizong's campaign against the Western Regions
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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. In 640, Emperor Taizong sent the military commander Hou Junji to defeat and annex Gaochang (Karakhoja)—the first attempt by any Chinese dynasty to set up a permanent military and political presence in the region since Fu Jian in the 4th century. In 644, after Karasahr (Yanqi)—an ally in the campaign against Karakhoja—turned against Tang and allied with the Western Turkic Khaganate, the Tang commandant at Karakhoja, Guo Xiaoke, attacked and captured the King of Karasahr, Long Tuqizhi, but Karasahr subsequently rebelled. In 648, the ethnically Turkic Tang general Ashina She'er who was the second son of Shibi Khan, attacked both Karasahr and Kucha in the northern Tarim, conquering both. Kashgar and Khotan in the western Tarim then also submitted to Tang, allowing the dynasty to dominate the region until it was briefly seized by Tibet during the reign of Emperor Taizong's son Emperor Gaozong.
640 — 648
Wikidata
Western Turkic Khaganate, Gaochang, Tang dynasty, Karasahr, Kucha, 
Kuch,
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Location: 39.4667, 76.05, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
9 places
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| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| event | armed conflict | 640 | Emperor Taizong's campaign against the Western Regions | Tang dynasty, Karasahr, Kucha, Western Turkic Khaganate, Gaochang, military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 640 | Tang campaign against Karakhoja | military campaign | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 644 | Tang campaigns against Karasahr | Tang dynasty, military campaign, Western Turkic Khaganate, Karasahr | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 648 | Tang campaign against Kucha | Tang dynasty, military campaign, Western Turkic Khaganate, Kucha | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1862 | Dungan revolt | rebellion | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1933 | Battle of Kashgar | battle | Wikidata |
| event | armed conflict | 1934 | Battle of Kashgar | battle | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1678 | Dzungar conquest of Altishahr | conflict, Oirats, Moghulistan, series of wars | Wikidata |
| event | war | 1759 | Holy War of Jahangir Khoja | war | Wikidata |