The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia
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The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia

A History of the Struggle for Great Power among Tibetans, Turks, Arabs, and Chinese during the Early Middle Ages

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The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia

A History of the Struggle for Great Power among Tibetans, Turks, Arabs, and Chinese during the Early Middle Ages

About this book

This narrative history of the Tibetan Empire in Central Asia from about A.D. 600 to 866 depicts the struggles of the great Tibetan, Turkic, Arab, and Chinese powers for dominance over the Silk Road lands that connected Europe and East Asia. It shows the importance of overland contacts between East and West in the Early Middle Ages and elucidates Tibet's role in the conflict over Central Asia.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover Page
  2. Half-title Page
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Contents
  6. Preface
  7. Acknowledgments
  8. Note on Transcription and Translation of Oriental Languages
  9. Note on Chronology
  10. Abbreviations
  11. Prologue: Tibet and Central Asia before the Empire
  12. 1. Entrance into Central Asia
  13. 2. The Tibetan Empire in the Western Regions
  14. 3. The Arabs and Western Turks
  15. 4. The Tiirgis Alliance
  16. 5. T'ang China and the Arabs
  17. 6. The Late Empire
  18. Epilogue: Tibet and Early Medieval Eurasia Today
  19. Appendices
  20. Afterword (1993)
  21. Table of Rulers
  22. Glossary
  23. Bibliographical Essay
  24. Bibliography
  25. Index
  26. Maps