Tuyuhun Kingdom

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Was a dynastic kingdom established by nomadic peoples related to the Xianbei in the Qilian Mountains and upper Yellow River valley, in modern Qinghai, China. The Kingdom became a vassal of Tang China in 1634 AD.

Establishment

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.

Chronology

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1. Conquest of northern China by Former Qin

Were a series of military campaigns by Former Qin, a Chinese polity during the Sixteen Kingdoms Era, that led to the conquest of northern China.

January 382: By 381, Former Qin emperor Fu Jian had united all of North China under his control.

2. Conquest of northern China by Northern Wei

Were a series of military campaigns by Northern Wei, a Chinese polity during the Northern and Southern dynasties Era, that led to the conquest of northern China.

January 440: The Northern Wei Dynasty unified northern China in 439.

3. Campaigns of Tai Zong

Military campaigns of Chinese Tang emperor Tai Zong.

February 624: In 624, the Tang Dynasty gained control of the Gansu Region after defeating the Tuyuhun people led by Chai Shao. The Tuyuhun were a group of mixed Xianbei and Qiang descent from Qinghai Province.

4. Emperor Taizong´s campaign against Tuyuhun

Was a military campaign by Emperor Taizong of Tang against the state Tuyuhun, whose Busabuo Khan Murong Fuyun constantly challenged Tang authority in the border regions.

January 635: The Tuyuhun Kingdom becomes a vassal of Tang China.

5. Further events (Unrelated to Any War)

January 321: In the western Liang Province, Zhang Gui dutifully defended Jin territory against various Xianbei groups. When Zhang Gui's son, Zhang Shi, died in 320, Liang became an autonomous kingdom under the rule of the Zhang family.

January 386: In 385, Qifu Guoren founded Western Qin.

January 398: Northern Liang was founded by Duan Ye in 397.

January 398: Southern Liang was founded by Tufa Wugu in 397.

January 432: Xia conquered by the Tuyuhun.

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.

January 624: In 623, the Tuyuhun Kingdom, a nomadic group of Xianbei and Qiang descent from Qinghai Province, invaded the Gansu Region. However, they were ultimately defeated by Chai Shao, a military general from the Tang Dynasty.