Beiting Protectorate

"Beiting" redirects here. For the American priest, see Ralph W. Beiting. For the Palestinian village, see Beitin.

Beiting Protectorate(-General)
Traditional Chinese北庭(大)都護府
Simplified Chinese北庭(大)都護府
Literal meaning(Grand) Protectorate of the Northern Court
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinBěitíng (Dà) Dūhùfǔ
Wade–GilesPei-t'ing (Ta) Tu-hu-fu
Mural commemorating victory of General Zhang Yichao over the Tibetan Empire in 848 (Mogao cave 156, late Tang dynasty)
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The Beiting Protectorate-General, initially the Beiting Protectorate, was a Chinese protectorate established by the Tang dynasty in 702 to control the Beiting region north of Gaochang in contemporary Xinjiang.[1] Wu Zetian set up the Beiting Protectorate in Ting Prefecture (Jimsar County) and granted it governorship over Yi Prefecture (Hami) and Xi Prefecture (Gaochang). The Beiting Protectorate ended in 790 when Tingzhou was conquered by the Tibetan Empire. The ruins, along with other sites along the Silk Road, were inscribed in 2014 on the UNESCO World Heritage List as the Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor World Heritage Site.[2]

  1. ^ Drompp 2005, p. 104.
  2. ^ "Silk Roads: the Routes Network of Chang'an-Tianshan Corridor". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved April 17, 2021.