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, populate
Chinese officer of the Guard of Honour. Tomb of Princess Changle (长乐公主墓), Zhao Mausoleum, Shaanxi province. Tang Zhenguan year 17, i.e. 644 CE
Tang campaign against Kucha
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The Tang campaign against Kucha was led by the Tang dynasty general Ashina She'er against the Tarim Basin oasis state of Kucha in Xinjiang, which was aligned with the Western Turkic Khaganate. The cam
King Suvarnapuspa of Kucha (ruled 600–625), Cave 69, Kizil Caves.
Emperor Taizong launched military campaigns against the oasis states of the Tarim Basin
Bust of a bodhisattva from Kucha, 6th–7th century