Beiting Protectorate
| Beiting Protectorate | |||||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 北庭(大)都護府 | ||||||||
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| Simplified Chinese | 北庭(大)都護府 | ||||||||
| Literal meaning | Protectorate(-General) of the Northern Court | ||||||||
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| Transcriptions | |
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| Standard Mandarin | |
| Hanyu Pinyin | Běitíng (Dà) Dūhùfǔ |
| Wade–Giles | Pei-t'ing (Ta) Tu-hu-fu |
The Beiting Protectorate (-General) was a Tang dynasty protectorate created in 702 to control the Beiting region north of Gaochang. Wu Zetian set up the Beiting Protectorate in Ting Prefecture (Jimsar County) and granted it governorship over Yi Prefecture (Hami) and Xi Prefecture (Gaochang). The Beiting Protectorate ended in 790 when Tingzhou was conquered by the Tibetan Empire. In 2014 the Beiting city ruins were designated a part of the Silk Road UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
In 702 Wu Zetian set up the Beiting Protectorate in Ting Prefecture (Jimsar County) and granted it governorship over Yi Prefecture (Hami) and Xi Prefecture (Gaochang).
In 735 the Turgesh attacked Ting Prefecture (Jimsar County).
During the An Lushan Rebellion (755-763), the Tibetan Empire invaded the Hexi Corridor and cut off the Anxi Protectorate from the Tang dynasty. By 760 the Hexi Corridor was lost to the Tang, but the Anxi and Beiting protectorates were left relatively unmolested under the leadership of Guo Xin and Li Yuanzhong.
In 780 Guo Xin and Li Yuanzhong were officially made protectorate generals after sending secret messages to Emperor Dezong of Tang.
In 781 the Tibetan Empire conquered Yi Prefecture (Hami).
In 790 the Tibetan Empire conquered Ting Prefecture (Jimsar County).
In 792 the Tibetan Empire conquered Xi Prefecture (Gaochang).
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