Turning to grand tang, we first felt pride in the fact that the population of changan had reached a million and that the world was so prosperous that london, cairo and rome were at best “tribal”. But how can such a powerful tang fall at its peak? To go back to this past, we need to start from the beginning。
Whenever we talk about big tang, we can imagine the world focusing on china. I don't knowHistoryThe truth is more complex. YesTang dynastyAt the height of the era, a number of forces affecting the millennium have emerged in asia。TurkThe people are cruising in central asia, while the arab empire to the west believes in islam, and the farthest rome is inextricably linked to grand tang。
In the almost 300-year history of grand tang, chinese civilization and foreign culture have coexisted and interacted. The turkic, islamic, persian and other elements have interwoven and collided in this history and injected a rich multiculturalism into grand tang. But like the climax and the valley of music, these exchanges are not always full of sunshine and sometimes even of crisis。
An example is the revolutionary breakthrough in metallurgical technology in central asia, where the legendary iron or damascus steel was brought into grand tang and breathed new life into weapons manufacturing. Imagine the shock of this steel being turned into an iron-defeated sword in the hands of the grand tang craftsmen! This early form of christianity, the church of censorship, brought to china the faith of the diaspora with the footsteps of persian businessmen. Can you draw a picture of what the church of christianity and the ancient temples are like in the beautiful streets of ancient peace? In addition to the church of the sage, the faith of the fire, islam and others have found their place in this tolerant generation of the dprk. It was then that chang an showed a true international metropolis。
However, the war between grand tang and his neighbours in these interactions was also an indispensable chapter of that era. The turkic collapses and the prolonged war with muslims bear witness to this. In the process, our papermaking has passed to central asia, thus affecting the entire world. Even grand tang had tried to forge alliances with the distant eastern roman empire to resist a powerful arab empire. It's a chorus of history, and it's intoxicating。
The history of great tang's struggle with neighbouring peoples is particularly striking in relation to the turks. The hatred between them, like the ceremonial battles that are now being made, has deep emotional ties and is full of suspicion and strife。
At the beginning of the war, li ying hastened to greet the turks. And the turk, who is the master of the prairie, is accompanied by a strong cavalry, ostensibly in support of li don, and is hiding the hidden machine, keeping an eye on the middle ground。
Subsequently, li se-min took the throne by initiating a coup d ' état. The turkic cavalry smelled the turmoil in central china, as if it had been so close to the city of an, it had created a tense confrontation with the tang army. And whenever there are disputes or natural disasters within the turkic region, the tangers go down like tigers, riding iron across the great wall and taking the turkic battalion, the turkic people are afraid。
In such a saw-saw war, turkics are gradually declining. Some turks chose to move west, to integrate into the muslim world and even to change their beliefs, thus affecting the historical course of the world. The other part, which chose to submit to china, became the powerful assistant for the expansion of tang dynasty。
Speaking of these submissive turk generals, they shine bright light on the stage of grand tang. In the case of ashnadur, the royal family of east turk went to grand tang during the chastity year. This fellow is indeed alive and has done a lot of good in the war against quakers and sheronda. Especially in the war against manz, his east turkic cavalry crushed the enemy like a windfall and occupied the iron mine, providing a constant arsenal for the tang dynasty's war in the west。
In addition, the smart knob merchants have paid tribute to the battle for the western part of grand tang. With excellent business skills, they have provided strong guarantees for the sustenance of the tang dynasty-west. This is quite similar to the situation in xinjiang, where he was dependent on shanxi for the transfer of food。
There is also a “clan” between the tang dynasty and the arab empire, where, in addition to economic and cultural interaction, war is naturally an inevitable “exchange”. Ko xianji, once a noble and heroic general, led the western union army to fight the arab empire in the mysterious battle of zoros. In the early days of the battle, the western world coalition forces of grand tang had always taken the initiative, pushing the arab camels forward against the front lines. However, history, a dramatizing director, has come out again, and ko xianji has planted seeds of mistrust among his allies in the west for swearing to kill the city, leading to their defeat at a critical moment. This change has led to the defeat of the tang army in a fierce battle and to a halt to the expansion of the tang dynasty to the west。
However, despite the excitement of the battle of karos, it was not a turning point in history. The battle between the tang dynasty and the arab empire was not the only battle, and the victory of the arab empire in this battle was merely a triumph. In fact, the losses of the tang dynasty western legion during the battle of zeros were not enough to shake its roots, otherwise the arab army would have been in danger of taking advantage of the chaos of history。
It is clear from the description above that the main defensive focus of the tang dynasty has been in the north. This is closely related to the particular landscape of our country. The northern part is vast, but there are few major roads, and the western corridor of the river and the liaoxi corridor have become two lifelines in the north. However, it is this geographical environment that has led to a steady increase in the military pressure of tang dynasty in the north, for which grand tang has formed two field forces — the western legion and the fan yang regiment — which are absolutely fine teachers。
The military configuration of grand tang, while seemingly impenetrable, has hidden many dangers, and the chaos of history is precisely the outbreak of those dangers, which we have detailed later. In two strategic locations, the western corridor and the liaoxi corridor, grand tang deployed a strong grouping of several towns and towns, each with a strong military presence. Among them, the commander of the fanyang regiment is the famous fanyang moment。
The background of the anro mountains is complex, with his father being a kurt and his mother a turkic. The mother was subsequently remarried to the turkic ans, and he took his stepfather's surname. His close friend szming, a turk named ashnadian, revealed his identity as a defiant turkic nobleman。
Fanyang, in the vicinity of beijing today, has been a crucial southerly route for nomadic tribes in the north since ancient times and is strategically important. That is why what we often say about the "the heavenly gate" means beijing is not just a gate, but a line of defence for borders. During the tang dynasty, the fanyang military region, with a concentration of 200,000 border guards, accounted for nearly 30 per cent of the tang imperial defence force, as evidenced by its strong strength. However, it is precisely this strong military force that has allowed the power of the anro mountains to be extinguished and that has created a curse for the chaos of history。
Hebei has been “judging” for nearly a century, with a growing proportion of the population. Tang was too wise and well-versed in the minds of the ethnic minorities, and thus did not cause any major disruption in their management. However, by the time of tang go zong jie, the problem began to emerge. By the time wumeni came to power, the contradictions had been exacerbated. The main problem here is that the turks, who have fought with the great tang since the time of the empire, want to leave the great tang and become self-reliant. This historical context is true of the rioting of the turks in the first two years of the popularly broadcast 12 hours of chang an。
