Tibetan conquest of the Tarim Basin
| Tibetan conquest of the Tarim Basin | |||||||||
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| Part of Tang–Tibet relations | |||||||||
The Tibetan Empire in 700 AD | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
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Tibetan Empire Western Turkic Khaganate Khotan Kingdom | Tang Dynasty | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Mangsong Mangtsen Gar Trinring Tsendro Ashina Tuizi |
Xue Rengui Kuo Tai-feng | ||||||||
| Strength | |||||||||
| 200,000 | 100,000 | ||||||||
The Tibetan conquest of the Tarim Basin was a series of military campaigns by the Tibetan Empire against the Tang dynasty from 670 to 678, which resulted in Tibetan control over large portions of the Tarim Basin and surrounding regions. This marked the first period of Tibetan dominance over the region, significantly reducing Tang China's influence in Central Asia.