Tang dynasty policies and Buddhist administration in the Western Regions (7th–9th century CE)

1. Tang conquers Gaochang and creates Xi Prefecture

   Sep 19, 640Labels: Gaochang, Xi Prefecture

   • Anxi Prot

2. Anxi Protectorate established to govern the Tarim Basin

   Oct 11, 640Labels: Anxi Protectorate, Xi Prefecture

   • Anxi Prot
   • Tang Divisions

3. Xuanzang returns, linking court and Western Regions

   Jan 1, 645Labels: Xuanzang, Tang court

   • IEP
   • UW Silkroad

4. Protectorate headquarters moved to Kucha

   Jan 1, 648Labels: Kucha, Anxi Protectorate

   • Anxi Prot

5. Four Garrisons of Anxi consolidated Tang frontier rule

   Jan 1, 658Labels: Four Garrisons, Khotan

   • Four Garrisons
   • Taizong West

6. Tibetan invasion forces Tang withdrawal from the Tarim Basin

   Jan 1, 670Labels: Tibetan Empire, Tarim Basin

   • Karasahr
   • Taizong West

7. Tang reconquers the Four Garrisons from Tibet

   Jan 1, 692Labels: Four Garrisons, Tang reconquest

   • Tang Timeline
   • Taizong West

8. Battle of Talas limits Tang reach beyond the Pamirs

   Jul 1, 751Labels: Battle of, Abbasids

   • Talas

9. An Lushan Rebellion weakens frontier administration

   Dec 16, 755Labels: An Lushan, Tang dynasty

   • Britannica
   • An Lushan

10. Tibetan control expands into Hexi and isolates Anxi

    Jan 1, 766Labels: Hexi Corridor, Tibetan Empire

    • Taizong West
    • Tibetan Timeline

11. Tibetan rule begins at Dunhuang, a key Silk Road hub

    Jan 1, 781Labels: Dunhuang, Tibetan rule

    • IDP Dunhuang
    • Tibetan Timeline

12. Tibetan conquest ends Tang Anxi system in the Western Regions

    Jan 1, 790Labels: Anxi Protectorate, Tibetan conquest

    • Tang Divisions
    • Anxi Prot

13. Huichang persecution reshapes Buddhism in remaining Tang territories

    Jan 1, 840Labels: Huichang persecution, Emperor Wuzong

    • Huichang

14. Zhang Yichao’s rebellion restores local rule at Dunhuang

    Jan 1, 848Labels: Zhang Yichao, Guiyi Circuit

    • IDP Dunhuang