The Four Garrisons of Anxi (Four Garrisons to Pacify the West) were Chinese military garrisons installed by the Tang dynasty in the Tarim Basin between 648 and 658. They were stationed at the Indo-European city-states of Qiuci (Kucha), Yutian (Hotan), Shule (Kashgar) and Yanqi (Karashahr) or Suiye (Suyab) in modern Xinjiang.
The Four Garrisons of Anxi (Four Garrisons to Pacify the West) were Chinese military garrisons installed by the Tang dynasty in the Tarim Basin between 648 and 658. They were stationed at the Indo-European city-states of Qiuci (Kucha), Yutian (Hotan), Shule (Kashgar) and Yanqi (Karashahr) or Suiye (Suyab) in modern Xinjiang.
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