The Tang dynasty in Inner Asia was the expansion of the Tang dynasty's realm in Inner Asia in the 7th and, to a lesser degree, the 8th century AD, in the Tarim Basin, the Mongolian Plateau, and portio
Mural commemorating victory of General Zhang Yichao over the Tibetan Empire in 848. Mogao cave 156, late Tang dynasty
Armoured Turkic horseman with shield and lance
Museum für Indische Kunst Dahlem Berlin Mai 2006 063
Following Tang Taizong's subjugation of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate in 630, the emperor began to exert Tang military power toward the oasis city-states of the Tarim Basin. These states, populated by
Tang dynasty in Inner Asia
…Emperor Taizong's campaigns in the Tarim Basin The Tang dynasty in Inner Asia was the expansion of the Tang dynasty's realm in Inner Asia in the 7th and, to a lesser degree, the 8th century AD, in…
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