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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

By Christopher I. Beckwith

Book information

Publisher
Princeton University Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780691216300
DOI
10.1515/9780691216300
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
15 MB (15534968 bytes)
Pages
292\304
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-26 04:40:10

Description

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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