Beckwith, C. I. (1987). 'The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia: a history of struggle for great power among Tibetans, Turks, Arabs, and the Chinese during the early Middle Ages'.
The Tibetan Empire in Central Asia: a history of struggle for great power among Tibetans, Turks, Arabs, and the Chinese during the early Middle Ages
Beckwith, C. I. • 1987
- Authors
- Beckwith, C. I.
- Year
- 1987
- Item type
- Book
- Place
- Princeton
- Publisher
- Princeton University Press
Abstract
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.