The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia: A History of the Struggle for Great Power among Tibetans, Turks, Arabs, and Chinese during the Early Middle AgesPrinceton University Press, 21 juil. 2020 - 292 pages 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. |
Table des matières
Tibet and Central Asia before the Empire | 14 |
On the Western Regions in Old Tibetan Sources | 206 |
Afterword 1993 | 213 |
Table of Rulers | 226 |
Glossary | 232 |
Bibliographical Essay | 245 |
Early Medieval Central Asia | 254 |
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Autres éditions - Tout afficher
The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia: A History of the Struggle for Great ... Christopher I. Beckwith Aucun aperçu disponible - 1987 |
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