Tang campaigns against the Western Turks
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Were a series of military campaigns conducted by the Tang dynasty against the Western Turkic Khaganate in the 7th century AD.
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Were a series of campaigns by Tang China against the petty kingdoms of the Tarim Basin.
January 645: With the success of all three missions, the advance into Armenia came to an end with the death of Umar in November 644.
January 633: In 632, Karasahr submitted to the Tang as a tributary state, as the nearby kingdoms of Kashgar and Khotan did.
1.1.Tang campaigns against Karasahr
Were two military campaigns sent by Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty against the Tarim Basin Kingdom of Karasahr.
January 644: The Chinese forces stationed in Gaochang, a short distance away from Karasahr, posed a direct threat to the oasis state. Karasahr allied with the Western Turkic Khaganate and ceased sending tributes to the Tang court. A military campaign was dispatched by the Tang emperor against Karasahr. Led by Commander Guoxiao Ke, protectorate-general of the Anxi Protectorate, the army marched towards Karasahr from Yulduz. The Tang forces mounted a surprise attack at dawn, resulting in the annexation of Karasahr and the capture of its king.
January 648: In 648, the Tang conducted a second military campaign against Karasahr, commanded by Ashina She'er, a member of the Turkic Ashina royal family. Karasahr fell, the usurper was beheaded, and Tang rule was re-established under another Tang loyalist.
1.2.Tang campaign against Kucha
Was a military campaign by Tang China against the Kingdom of Kucha in the Tarim Basin.
January 649: After the fall of Karasahr, Ashina Sh'er's army marched towards the neighboring kingdom of Kucha. Kucha surrendered on 19 January 649 and She'er captured the king. By employing diplomacy, the surrounding tribes loyal to Kucha submitted to the Tang.
Was a Tang China military campaign in the Western Regions, now modern Xinjiang, which brought the region into the Tang Empire.
January 658: Ashina Helu defeated and captured. The victory strengthened Tang control of the Western Regions, now modern Xinjiang, and brought the regions formerly ruled by the Khaganate into the Tang empire.
