Ep. 249 | The History of Xinjiang (Part 6)

The China History Podcast

Laszlo Montgomery

History, Society & Culture

4.8 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 May 2020

⏱️ 38 minutes

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We finally make it to the Tang Dynasty and their Protectorate to Pacify the West. Their adventures out in Xinjiang lasted off and on for about a hundred and fifty years. In this episode, I'll try and sort out the major events and players who made up this high point in the Silk Road trade. The history in Xinjiang was dominated by Tang China, various Turkic tribes, and a very powerful and warlike Tibetan Empire.

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0:00.0	Welcome back again, ladies and gentlemen,
0:02.0	Las La Montgomery here, China History Podcast episode 249.
0:06.8	The History of Xinjiang Part 6.
0:10.4	The China History Podcast was brought to you by nobody in particular, but if you'd like to be the sponsor of such a popular long-running family program as this, contact me here at CHP headquarters.
0:22.0	Find me at the website at teacup. media.
0:25.6	Imagine the prestige and respectability of organization or company could garner
0:32.0	affixing your name to the CHP.
0:34.0	10 years old next week, June 9th.
0:37.0	So let's finally get to the Tongd dynasty.
0:40.0	I can't believe it took six episodes to get here.
0:43.0	The father and son, co-founders of the Tang, Liguen, and Lishirmin,
0:48.0	they were perfect examples of Han Chinese elites of their day who were filled to the brim with Turkic sensibilities,
0:57.0	and a familiarity and appreciation of the culture,
1:01.0	and having all this understanding in their back pocket like they did
1:05.0	allowed them to build a special kind of bond with the Eastern Turkic Kaganet.
1:11.0	You remember of course from late in the game last episode,
1:15.0	the Turkic Kaganet founded by Boumin,
1:17.5	broke up into East and West at the start of the Sway Dynasty
1:21.5	in 581 founding emperor W
1:25.3	Wendi having a bit of a hand in the breakup.
1:27.8	Sui Wendi, Sui Yanki, and now Tang Taq Taizong,
1:32.3	their ability to know their northern Gurk Turk neighbors allowed for a different
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