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Zenith of Tibetan Empire Expansion

Type Event Region Qinghai-Tibet Plateau Time 701–800

The 8th century was the peak of the Tibetan Empire's military expansion, conquering Tuyuhun and Tangut, contesting the Hexi Corridor and Western Regi…

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  1. 701–750Qinghai grasslands · Eastern edge of the Qinghai-Tibet PlateauTibet continued expanding eastward, destroying the Tuyuhun state, forcing Tangut tribes to submit or migrate, controlling the Qinghai grasslands, and opening a strategic route to the Hexi Corridor.
  2. 701–763Hexi Corridor · GansuTang and Tibet fought a prolonged struggle over the Hexi Corridor, Longyou, and the Western Regions; Tibet gradually seized key places like Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou, cutting Tang's links to the Anxi Four Garrisons, and the capture of Chang'an in 763 marked the peak of eastward expansion.
  3. 750–800Himalayan region · HimalayasTibet controlled Himalayan states to the south, allied with Nanzhou, and at times intervened in the politics of northern Tianzhu (India); its sphere covered the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, Qinghai, southern Hexi, and the broad northern slopes of the Himalayas.

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