3. The Arabs and Western Turks

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1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Preface vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Note on Transcription and Translation of Oriental Languages xiii
6. Note on Chronology xvi
7. Abbreviations xix
8. Prologue: Tibet and Central Asia before the Empire 3
9. 1. Entrance into Central Asia 11
10. 2. The Tibetan Empire in the Western Regions 37
11. 3. The Arabs and Western Turks 55
12. 4. The Tiirgis Alliance 84
13. 5. T'ang China and the Arabs 108
14. 6. The Late Empire 143
15. Epilogue: Tibet and Early Medieval Eurasia Today 173
16. A. On the Degree of Tibetan Domination 197
17. B. On the Western Regions in Old Tibetan Sources 203
18. C. On the Royal Clan of the Turks 206
19. D. On the On oq 209
20. E. On Alutar, King of Ferghana 211
21. Afterword (1993) 213
22. Table of Rulers 226
23. Glossary 231
24. Bibliographical Essay 241
25. Bibliography 255
26. Index 269