Khotan Kingdom

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Was a large Buddhist kingdom that existed in the Tarim Basin for around thousand years.

Establishment

January 62: Khotan defeats Yarkand.

Chronology

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1. China-Tibet Wars

Were the many wars fought by the Chinese Tang Empire and the Tibetan Empire.

1.1.2nd war with Tibet

Was the second war between the Tang Dynasty of China and the Tibetan Empire.

January 664: The Tibetans invaded Khotan.

February 664: The Tibetan forces are repelled from Khotan.

January 666: The Tibetans invaded Khotan.

February 666: The Tibetan forces are repelled from Khotan.

1.2.Battle of Dafei River

Was a war fought in mid-670 between the forces of the Tang dynasty and the Tibetan Empire, for control over the Tarim Basin.

January 671: Tibet invaded and conquered Khotan.

2. Tibet - Era of Fragmentation

Was an era of disunity in Tibetan history lasting from the death of the Tibetan Empire's last emperor, Langdarma, in 842 until Drogön Chögyal Phagpa became the Imperial Preceptor of the three provinces of Tibet in 1253, under the Yuan dynasty.

January 852: Khotan becomes independent.

3. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 79: Ban Chao, a Chinese General, subdues the Khotan Kingdom.

January 106: Khotan regained its independence.

January 112: The Kingdom of Kucha was an ancient Buddhist kingdom located on the branch of the Silk Road that ran along the northern edge of the Taklamakan Desert in the Tarim Basin.

January 128: The Chinese general Ban Yong attacked and subdued Khotan.

January 631: End of Eastern Han.

January 991: Sabuktigin, the founder of the Ghaznavid Empire, began expanding the Empire by capturing Samanid and Kabul Shahi territories, including most of what is now Afghanistan and part of Pakistan.