Tang–Tibetan conflicts

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The Tang–Tibetan conflicts were a series of protracted military struggles between China’s Tang dynasty and the Tibetan Empire over control of Central Asian territories and trade routes during the 7th to 9th centuries.

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Tang–Tibetan wars 2
Tang–Tibetan conflicts canonical 1
Tibetan frontier wars 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf military conflict
war
characterizedBy protracted frontier warfare
raids and counter-raids
sieges of fortified cities
conflictBetween Tang dynasty
Tibetan Empire
diplomaticAspect border demarcation agreements
marriage alliances between Tang and Tibetan courts
periodic peace treaties
effect expansion of Tibetan influence in Central Asia
increased fragmentation of Central Asian polities
loss of Tang protectorates in the Western Regions
shift of regional power balance in Inner Asia
weakening of Tang control in Central Asia
endTime 9th century
geographicScope Gansu region
linked to: Gansu Province

Hexi Corridor
Qinghai Plateau
linked to: Tibetan Plateau

Sichuan–Tibet frontier
Tarim Basin
hasCause competition for control of Central Asian trade routes
control of Silk Road oases
territorial expansion of the Tang dynasty
territorial expansion of the Tibetan Empire
hasParticipant Emperor Gaozong of Tang
Emperor Taizong of Tang
Emperor Xuanzong of Tang
Empress Wu Zetian
linked to: Wu Zetian

Songtsen Gampo
Tang imperial court
Tibetan imperial court
Tridu Songtsen
Trisong Detsen
mainTheater Central Asia
Chinese frontier regions
Tibet
notableEvent Battle for control of the Tarim Basin
Tibetan capture of Chang’an in 763
Tibetan expansion into Gansu and Qinghai
Tibetan occupation of Chang’an in 763
struggle over the Hexi Corridor
opponent China
Tibet
partOf history of Tibet
history of the Tang dynasty
relatedTo An Lushan Rebellion
Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
startTime 7th century
timePeriod Imperial China
Tibetan Empire period

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Gao Xianzhi associatedWith Tang–Tibetan conflicts
Tibetan Empire notableEvent Tibetan–Tang War
linked to: Tang–Tibetan conflicts
Tang imperial armies engagedIn Tibetan frontier wars
linked to: Tang–Tibetan conflicts
Anxi Protectorate involvedInConflict Tang–Tibetan wars
linked to: Tang–Tibetan conflicts
Tang Empire western frontier conflict Tang–Tibetan wars
linked to: Tang–Tibetan conflicts