Emperor Gaozong dispatches a military campaign led …
Years: 657 - 657
Emperor Gaozong dispatches a military campaign led by Su Dingfang.
The crushing defeat of Ashina Helu at the Battle of the Irtysh River defeat ends the Western Turkic Khaganate, strengthens Tang control of Xinjiang, and leads to Tang suzerainty over the western Turks.
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- Migration Period
- Tang campaigns against the Western Turks
- Conquest of the Western Turks
- Irtysh River, Battle of
