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During the reign of [[Tong Yabgu Qaghan]], Suyab was the principal capital of the [[Western Turkic Khaganate]].<ref>[[Great Soviet Encyclopaedia]], 3rd ed. Article "Turkic Khaganate".</ref> The [[khagan]] also had a summer capital in [[Navekat]] near the springs north of [[Tashkent]] in the [[Talas Valley]], the capitals are being noted as the westernmost capital of Western Turkic Khaganate.<ref name=Tong>Xue (1992), p. 284-285</ref> There was a sort of [[symbiosis]], with the Sogdians responsible for economical prosperity and the [[Gokturks]] in charge of the city's military security. |
During the reign of [[Tong Yabgu Qaghan]], Suyab was the principal capital of the [[Western Turkic Khaganate]].<ref>[[Great Soviet Encyclopaedia]], 3rd ed. Article "Turkic Khaganate".</ref> The [[khagan]] also had a summer capital in [[Navekat]] near the springs north of [[Tashkent]] in the [[Talas Valley]], the capitals are being noted as the westernmost capital of Western Turkic Khaganate.<ref name=Tong>Xue (1992), p. 284-285</ref> There was a sort of [[symbiosis]], with the Sogdians responsible for economical prosperity and the [[Gokturks]] in charge of the city's military security. |
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Following the downfall of the khaganate, Suyab was absorbed into the [[Tang dynasty]], of which it was a western military outpost between 648 and 719. A Chinese fortress was built there in 679, and [[Buddhism]] flourished. According to some accounts, the great poet [[Li Bai]] (Li Po) was born in Suyab.<ref>Zhongguo fu li hui, Chung-kuo fu li hui. ''China Reconstructs''. China Welfare Institute, 1989. Page 58.</ref> The Chinese traveler [[Du Huan]], who visited Suyab in 751, found among the ruins a still-functioning Buddhist monastery, where [[Princess Jiaohe]], daughter of [[Ashina Huaidao]], used to dwell.<ref>Forte A. ''An Ancient Chinese Monastery Excavated in Kirgizia'' // Central Asiatic Journal, 1994. Volume 38. |
Following the downfall of the khaganate, Suyab was absorbed into the [[Tang dynasty]], of which it was a western military outpost between 648 and 719. A Chinese fortress was built there in 679, and [[Buddhism]] flourished. According to some accounts, the great poet [[Li Bai]] (Li Po) was born in Suyab.<ref>Zhongguo fu li hui, Chung-kuo fu li hui. ''China Reconstructs''. China Welfare Institute, 1989. Page 58.</ref> The Chinese traveler [[Du Huan]], who visited Suyab in 751, found among the ruins a still-functioning Buddhist monastery, where [[Princess Jiaohe]], daughter of [[Ashina Huaidao]], used to dwell.<ref>Forte A. ''An Ancient Chinese Monastery Excavated in Kirgizia'' // Central Asiatic Journal, 1994. Volume 38. № 1. Pages 41-57.</ref><ref>Cui (2005), p. 244-246</ref> |
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Suyab was one of the Four Garrisons of [[Anxi Protectorate]] until 719, when it was handed over to [[Sulu khan|Sulu Khagan]] of the [[Turgesh]], appointed by the Tang court as the "Loyal and Obedient Qaghan".<ref name=Suyab/><ref>Zongzheng, Xue (1992), p. 596-597, 669</ref> After Sulu's murder in 738, the town was promptly retaken by Tang Chinese forces, along with [[Taraz|Talas]].<ref>Zongzheng, Xue (1992), p. 686</ref> The fort was strategically important during the wars between the Tang dynasty and the [[Tibetan Empire]]. In 766, the city fell to a [[Karluks|Qarluq]] ruler, allied with the nascent [[Uyghur Khaganate]]. |
Suyab was one of the Four Garrisons of [[Anxi Protectorate]] until 719, when it was handed over to [[Sulu khan|Sulu Khagan]] of the [[Turgesh]], appointed by the Tang court as the "Loyal and Obedient Qaghan".<ref name=Suyab/><ref>Zongzheng, Xue (1992), p. 596-597, 669</ref> After Sulu's murder in 738, the town was promptly retaken by Tang Chinese forces, along with [[Taraz|Talas]].<ref>Zongzheng, Xue (1992), p. 686</ref> The fort was strategically important during the wars between the Tang dynasty and the [[Tibetan Empire]]. In 766, the city fell to a [[Karluks|Qarluq]] ruler, allied with the nascent [[Uyghur Khaganate]]. |