Khotan Kingdom (China)

This article is about the specific polity Khotan Kingdom (China) and therefore only includes events related to its territory and not to its possessions or colonies. If you are interested in the possession, this is the link to the article about the nation which includes all possessions as well as all the different incarnations of the nation.

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Period of Chinese Protectorate over the Kingdom of Khotan.

Establishment

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

Chronology

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1. Events

January 285: The Tuyuhun Empire was established in 284 by subjugating the native peoples referred to as the Qiang, including more than 100 different and loosely coordinated tribes that did not submit to each other or any authority.

January 471: In 470, the Hephtalite Empire, led by their ruler Khingila, conquered the territories of Balkh and eastern Kushanshahr from Persia. This marked a significant expansion of the Hephtalite Empire's power in the region.

January 501: By 500 the Hephtalite held the whole of Bactria and the Pamirs and parts of Afghanistan.

January 511: In 510, the Hephtalite Empire, led by their ruler Mihirakula, expanded their territory to the east, capturing the Tarim Basin and reaching as far as Urumqi. This conquest marked a significant expansion of their empire into Central Asia.