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

Author/Creator:

Beckwith, Christopher I.

Publication/Creation:

Princeton : Princeton University Press, 1987

Resource Type:

Book

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Full Title:

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 / Christopher I. Beckwith

Related/Included Titles:

Frontmatter --
Contents --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
Note on Transcription and Translation of Oriental Languages --
Note on Chronology --
Abbreviations --
Prologue: Tibet and Central Asia before the Empire --
1. Entrance into Central Asia --
2. The Tibetan Empire in the Western Regions --
3. The Arabs and Western Turks --
4. The Tiirgis Alliance --
5. T'ang China and the Arabs --
6. The Late Empire --
Epilogue: Tibet and Early Medieval Eurasia Today --
A. On the Degree of Tibetan Domination --
B. On the Western Regions in Old Tibetan Sources --
C. On the Royal Clan of the Turks --
D. On the On oq --
E. On Alutar, King of Ferghana --
Afterword (1993) --
Table of Rulers --
Glossary --
Bibliographical Essay --
Bibliography --
Index

Subjects/Genre

Subjects:

Asia, Central--History
Tibet Autonomous Region (China)--History

Description/Summary

Table of Contents:

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Note on Transcription and Translation of Oriental Languages -- Note on Chronology -- Abbreviations -- Prologue: Tibet and Central Asia before the Empire -- 1. Entrance into Central Asia -- 2. The Tibetan Empire in the Western Regions -- 3. The Arabs and Western Turks -- 4. The Tiirgis Alliance -- 5. T'ang China and the Arabs -- 6. The Late Empire -- Epilogue: Tibet and Early Medieval Eurasia Today -- A. On the Degree of Tibetan Domination -- B. On the Western Regions in Old Tibetan Sources -- C. On the Royal Clan of the Turks -- D. On the On oq -- E. On Alutar, King of Ferghana -- Afterword (1993) -- Table of Rulers -- Glossary -- Bibliographical Essay -- Bibliography -- Index

Summary:

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.

Physical Type/Description:

1 online resource (306 pages) : illustrations

Additional Identifiers

Catalog ID (MMSID):

9937200112802486

ISBN:

0-691-05494-0
0-691-21630-4

OCLC Number:

1227050864

Other Identifiers:

doi: 10.1515/9780691216300