Gaochang (Chinese: 高昌; pinyin: Gāochāng; Old Uyghur: Qocho), also called Khocho, Karakhoja, Qara-hoja, Kara-Khoja or Karahoja (قاراغوجا in Uyghur), was...
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Northern Liang (redirect from Northern Liang of Gaochang)
the oasis city of Gaochang in 442, where they restored their state as the "Northern Liang of Gaochang" (Chinese: 高昌北涼; pinyin: Gāochāng Běi Liáng; 442–460)...
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Gaochang was an ancient kingdom in modern Turpan, China. Gaochang may also refer to: Gaochang District, the main urban district of Turpan, formerly the...
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Gaochang or Karahoja (Uyghur: قاراھوجا, romanized: Qarahoja, Қарахоҗа; Chinese: 高昌; pinyin: Gāochāng), is the only district and the seat of the oasis city...
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Qocho (redirect from Prince of Gaochang)
Qocho or Kara-Khoja (Chinese: 高昌回鶻; pinyin: Gāochāng Huíhú; lit. 'Gaochang Uyghurs'), also known as Idiqut, ("holy wealth"; "glory"; "lord of fortune")...
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Turpan (section Gaochang Kingdom)
Yar-Khoto (Jiaohe, 10 km or 6.2 mi to the west of modern Turpan) to Qocho (Gaochang, 30 km or 19 mi to the southeast of Turpan) and to Turpan itself. Historically...
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Emperor Taizong sent the military commander Hou Junji to defeat and annex Gaochang (Karakhoja)—the first attempt by any Chinese dynasty to set up a permanent...
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460 AD, the Rouran killed King Gaochang, the Gaochang people established Kan Bozhou as the king of Gaochang with Gaochang City as the capital, and established...
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Anzhou of the Northern Liang fled to Gaochang after their defeat against the Northern Wei. They ousted the local Gaochang governor Kan Shuang (闞爽) who escaped...
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Tang campaign against Karakhoja (redirect from Tang campaign against Gaochang)
The Tang campaign against Karakhoja, known as Gaochang in Chinese sources, was a military campaign in 640 CE conducted by Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty...
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of the kingdom of Gaochang, the Chinese army stationed nearby was seen as a direct threat. This is a little ironic, because Gaochang's military aggression...
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neighboring kingdom of Gaochang (Karakhajo). Xuanzang complies despite reservations. Andrew Lin as Qu Wentai, king of Gaochang, who tried to force Xuanzang...
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Junji, assisted by Xue Wanjun, to launch a major attack on Gaochang. As they approached Gaochang, Qu Wentai died in fear and was succeeded by his son Qu...
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romanized: Astane Yëzisi) is a township in Gaochang District, Turpan, Xinjiang, China. The ancient Gaochang city ruins is located here. Sanbu made international...
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7 mi) from the ancient city of Gaochang. It served mainly as the cemetery for the descendants of Chinese settlers in Gaochang from the 4th century to the...
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Emperor Taizong, campaigns were dispatched in the Western Regions against Gaochang in 640, Karasahr in 644 and 648, and Kucha in 648. The wars against the...
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Loulan Karasahr (Yanqi) Turpan (Turfan) Jiaohe Ruins Turpan Water Museum Gaochang the Bezeklik Thousand Buddha Caves Chang'an Kumul/Hami Ürümqi Yumen Pass...
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Southeast Asia avoided the mountains by stopping at oasis towns, such as Gaochang, built on the desert's rim at the foot of the Flaming Mountains and near...
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north, and Loulan and Dunhuang in the east. Now, many, such as Miran and Gaochang, are ruined cities in sparsely inhabited areas in the Xinjiang Autonomous...
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Chief Official of the Western Regions Kingdom of Khotan Sixteen Kingdoms Gaochang Göktürks: First, Western, Eastern and Second Tang dynasty Protectorate...
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Juqu continued to resist before fleeing and occupying the oasis city of Gaochang in 442, where they remained until their destruction to the Rouran Khaganate...
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some 35 km (22 mi) south-southwest from Turpan City. The ancient city of Gaochang was a key point on the ancient Silk Road and dates back to the 1st century...
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Xinluo, Abbot of Pulin Monastery Law Kwok-hung as King of Gaochang So Yan-tze as Queen of Gaochang Chan On-ying as Witty Bug Felix Lok as Elder Jinchi Yim...
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Chief Official of the Western Regions Kingdom of Khotan Sixteen Kingdoms Gaochang Göktürks: First, Western, Eastern and Second Tang dynasty Protectorate...
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Uyghurs, led by Baoyi Qaghan, defeated the Tibetans and Karluks, taking Gaochang. Not long after the Tibetans attacked Yushu, a fortified town 560 li east...
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resided in Liucheng. Liucheng belonged to Gaochang in the Tang dynasty, and Wang Yande, sent as an envoy to Gaochang, passed through in AD 981. Bretschneider...
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controlled trade routes, and raided and subjugated oases and outposts such as Gaochang. They are said to have shown the signs of "both an early state and a chiefdom"...
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(Tashkurgan 塔什干 in present-day Xinjiang), Wuxing fan 武興藩 (in Shanxi), Gaochang 高昌 (Turpan), Tianmen Man 天門蠻 (somewhere between Henan, Hubei, and Guizhou)...
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Regions states in the Tarim Basin. General Hou Junji captures the kingdom of Gaochang, to solidify Tang rule in Central Asia. Nestorian missionaries build the...
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