Karasahr or Karashar (Uyghur: قاراشەھەر, romanized: Qarasheher), which was originally known in the Tocharian languages as Ārśi (or Arshi), Qarašähär, or...

against Karasahr (Chinese: 唐滅焉耆之戰) were two military campaigns sent by Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty against the Tarim Basin kingdom of Karasahr, a vassal...

campaigns were dispatched in the Western Regions against Gaochang in 640, Karasahr in 644 and 648, and Kucha in 648. The wars against the Western Turks continued...

Jakar Paro Kashgar (or Kashi) (Major City) Liqian Aksu Kucha Korla Loulan Karasahr (Yanqi) Turpan (Turfan) Jiaohe Ruins Turpan Water Museum Gaochang the Bezeklik...

Western Turks. During his reign, Tang armies annexed Karakhoja in 640, Karasahr in 644, and Kucha in 648. Eventually, the Tang defeated and annexed the...

viii. 370). The most ancient balls in Eurasia have been discovered in Karasahr, China and are 3000 years old. They were made of hair-filled leather. Among...

Karakhoja, Guo Xiaoke [zh], attacked and captured the King of Karasahr, Long Tuqizhi [zh], but Karasahr subsequently rebelled. In 648, the ethnically Turkic Tang...

caliphate 648 invasion of Karasahr by the Tang dynasty 645–668 invasion of Korea by the Tang dynasty 644 invasion of Karasahr by the Tang dynasty 642–711...

Xuanzang when he arrived in Kucha during the same year. Kucha supported Karasahr when the oasis state made a marriage alliance with the Western Turks and...

the suspicions of the nearby kingdom of Karasahr. Threatened by Chinese troops stationed in the region, Karasahr sided with the Western Turks. The Tang...