Traditional Chinese 北庭(大)都護府 Hanyu Pinyin | Simplified Chinese 北庭(大)都護府 | |
Literal meaning Protectorate(-General) of the Northern Court Wade–Giles Pei-t'ing (Ta) Tu-hu-fu | ||
The Beiting Protectorate (-General) was a Chinese military outpost established by the Tang dynasty in 702 to control the Beiting region (modern northern Xinjiang), to Gaochang's north. Its headquarter was in Tingzhou, in modern Jimsar County, later called Beshbaliq. The Beiting Protectorate ended in 790 when Tingzhou was conquered by the Tibetan Empire. In 2014 the Beiting city ruins were designated as part of the Silk Road UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
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