Anxi Protectorate
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The Anxi Protectorate was a Tang dynasty frontier administrative and military region in Central Asia established to control the Western Regions and protect the Silk Road.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tang dynasty protectorate
ⓘ
frontier administrative region ⓘ military region ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gaochang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarim oasis kingdoms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedBy |
Tibetan Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| declineCausedBy |
An Lushan Rebellion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tibetan expansion ⓘ |
| established | 640 ⓘ |
| establishedAfter | Tang conquest of Gaochang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy |
Emperor Taizong of Tang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
civil administration of oasis states
ⓘ
military command over Western Regions ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
Tang troops
ⓘ
local auxiliary forces ⓘ |
| governedBy | Protector-General to Pacify the West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeCapital |
Karashahr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kashgar NERFINISHED ⓘ Qocho NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCapital | Kucha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMeaningOfName | Protectorate to Pacify the West ⓘ |
| hasOfficialTitleInChinese | 安西都護府 ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Tang dynasty period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includesRegion |
Karashahr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kashgar NERFINISHED ⓘ Khotan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kucha NERFINISHED ⓘ Tarim Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvedInConflict |
Tang–Tibetan wars
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang–Turkic conflicts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfAdministration | Classical Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Central Asia
ⓘ
Western Regions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute | Silk Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lostMostTerritoriesBy | late 8th century ⓘ |
| lostTo | Tibetan Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tang frontier defense system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| peakInfluencePeriod | 8th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
control of Western Regions
ⓘ
projection of Tang military power in Central Asia ⓘ protection of Silk Road trade routes ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of Central Asian trade and diplomacy ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Ministry of War of Tang dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tang central government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervises | Four Garrisons of Anxi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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