Battle of Dafei River

When

670

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

35.84° N, 103.45° E

Description

archaeological site

Placed at the country: the source names no closer place.

670 battle

The Battle of Dafei River was fought in mid-670 between the forces of the Tang dynasty and the Tibetan Empire, for control over the Tarim Basin. In 669, the Tibetan Empire invaded and conquered the Tuyuhun kingdom of Qinghai, which was a tributary state and important ally to the Tang dynasty. To help Tuyuhun restore its regime, Emperor Gaozong of Tang launched the campaign against Tibet.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Dafei River: Chinese forces (80,000 men), under general Xue Rengui of the Tang dynasty, are annihilated by the Tibetans”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Bataille de la rivière Dafei”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Chinese), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “四月，唐朝為了收復安西四鎮和幫助吐谷渾復國，以薛仁貴為為邏娑道行軍大總管，阿史那道真、郭待封為副總管護送吐谷渾王還青海，與吐蕃爆發大非川之戰，最終唐軍於八月戰敗”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page