Protectorate General to Pacify the North

Protectorate General to Pacify the North
Common name (669–757)
Traditional Chinese安北都護府
Simplified Chinese安北都护府
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinĀnběi Dūhù Fù
Wade–GilesAnpei Tuhu Fu
Alternate Name (647–663)
Traditional Chinese燕然都护府
Simplified Chinese燕然都护府
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinYànrán Dūhù Fù
Wade–GilesYenjan Tuhu Fu
Alternate Name (663–669)
Traditional Chinese瀚海都護府
Simplified Chinese瀚海都护府
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinHànhǎi Dūhù Fù
Wade–GilesHanhai Tuhu Fu
Alternate Name (757–784)
Traditional Chinese鎮北都護府
Simplified Chinese镇北都护府
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhènběi Dūhù Fù
Wade–GilesChenpei Tuhu Fu

The Protectorate General to Pacify the North or Grand Protectorate General to Pacify the North (647–784) was a Chinese military government established by the Tang dynasty in 647 to pacify the former territory of the Xueyantuo, which extended from Lake Baikal to the north, the Gobi Desert to the south, the Greater Khingan to the east, and the Altai Mountains to the west. It controlled the Mongolian Plateau from 647 to 682.

Its seat of government was first established as Yanran at Shanyu Tai, southwest of present-day Urat Middle Banner, the northern slope of Lang Shan. This was later shifted to Hanhai a short period before it was changed to Anbei. The seat of governance remained there until 687.