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Schlacht von Gansu

2013-08-12T06:56:36Z

Typing General: new caption, the accusation that the article has a eurocentric bias against asians is not helpful

{{Infobox military conflict
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|partof=[[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun]]
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|caption=
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|result=Tang victory; Tuyuhun soldiers retreat from Gansu
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The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun]] Kingdom and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. During the battle, the Tang general [[Chai Shao]] distracted the Tuyuhun soldiers with an
[[erotic dancing|erotic dance]] performed by two dancing girls. While the nomads watched the dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. The Tuyuhun suffered more than five hundred casualties over the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|Clay figure of a dancing girl from the 8th century from the same era, the [[Tang Dynasty]].]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun held the higher ground and shot arrows against the encroaching Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a decoy by sending two dancing girls and a group of musicians to a small hill near the Tuyuhun camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls performed an erotic dance in front of the nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the girls.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tuyuhun soldiers broke out of their [[Military organization|military formation]]{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and rushed to the hill for a clearer view of the dance.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

Seizing the opportunity, Chai Shao surprised the soldiers who were distracted by the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred Tuyuhun soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} forcing the Tuyuhun's retreat from Gansu. Fitzgerald ends his description of the Tuyuhun defeat with the moral that "it is most unwise, in the midst of battle, to let the mind dwell on the delights of peace."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with allied Tangut and Turkic soldiers during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|2000|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist|2}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]
[[Category:620s conflicts]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T12:02:18Z

Typing General: /* References */

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The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general [[Chai Shao]] distracted the enemy soldiers with an obscene dance lewdly performed by two dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun held the higher ground and fired arrows against the encroaching Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a decoy by sending two dancing girls and a group of musicians to a small hill near the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the girls.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The enemy soldiers broke out of their [[Military organization|military formation]]{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and rushed to the hill for a clearer view of the dance.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

Seizing the opportunity, Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} forcing the Tuyuhun's retreat from Gansu. Fitzgerald ends his description of the Tuyuhun defeat with the moral that "it is most unwise, in the midst of battle, to let the mind dwell on the delights of peace."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with allied Tangut and Turkic soldiers during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|2000|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist|2}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]
[[Category:620s conflicts]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T11:57:49Z

Typing General: revision

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The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general [[Chai Shao]] distracted the enemy soldiers with an obscene dance lewdly performed by two dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun held the higher ground and fired arrows against the encroaching Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a decoy by sending two dancing girls and a group of musicians to a small hill near the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the girls.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The enemy soldiers broke out of their [[Military organization|military formation]]{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and rushed to the hill for a clearer view of the dance.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

Seizing the opportunity, Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} forcing the Tuyuhun's retreat from Gansu. Fitzgerald ends his description of the Tuyuhun defeat with the moral that "it is most unwise, in the midst of battle, to let the mind dwell on the delights of peace."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with allied Tangut and Turkic soldiers during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|2000|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist|2}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T09:26:24Z

Typing General: no caption

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The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general [[Chai Shao]] distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun had the higher ground and fired arrows against the Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to a small hill near the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the girls.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The enemy soldiers broke out of their [[Military organization|military formation]]{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and rushed to the hill for a clearer view of the dance.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

Seizing the opportunity, Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and the Tuyuhun retreated from Gansu. Fitzgerald ends his description of the Tuyuhun defeat with the moral that "it is most unwise, in the midst of battle, to let the mind dwell on the delights of peace."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with Tangut and Turkic allies during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|2000|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist|2}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T09:18:55Z

Typing General: /* Aftermath */

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The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general [[Chai Shao]] distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun had the higher ground and fired arrows against the Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to a small hill near the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the girls.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The enemy soldiers broke out of their [[Military organization|military formation]]{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and rushed to the hill for a clearer view of the dance.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

Seizing the opportunity, Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and the Tuyuhun retreated from Gansu. Fitzgerald ends his description of the Tuyuhun defeat with the moral that "it is most unwise, in the midst of battle, to let the mind dwell on the delights of peace."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with Tangut and Turkic allies during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|2000|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist|2}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T09:18:34Z

Typing General: /* Citations */

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The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general [[Chai Shao]] distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun had the higher ground and fired arrows against the Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to a small hill near the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the girls.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The enemy soldiers broke out of their [[Military organization|military formation]]{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and rushed to the hill for a clearer view of the dance.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

Seizing the opportunity, Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and the Tuyuhun retreated from Gansu. Fitzgerald ends his description of the Tuyuhun defeat with the moral that "it is most unwise, in the midst of battle, to let the mind dwell on the delights of peace."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with Tangut and Turkic allies during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist|2}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T09:17:46Z

Typing General: box

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The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general [[Chai Shao]] distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun had the higher ground and fired arrows against the Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to a small hill near the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the girls.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The enemy soldiers broke out of their [[Military organization|military formation]]{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and rushed to the hill for a clearer view of the dance.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

Seizing the opportunity, Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and the Tuyuhun retreated from Gansu. Fitzgerald ends his description of the Tuyuhun defeat with the moral that "it is most unwise, in the midst of battle, to let the mind dwell on the delights of peace."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with Tangut and Turkic allies during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T09:08:02Z

Typing General: /* Battle */

The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun had the higher ground and fired arrows against the Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to a small hill near the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the girls.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The enemy soldiers broke out of their [[Military organization|military formation]]{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and rushed to the hill for a clearer view of the dance.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

Seizing the opportunity, Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} Fitzgerald ends his description of the Tuyuhun defeat with the moral that "it is most unwise, in the midst of battle, to let the mind dwell on the delights of peace."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with Tangut and Turkic allies during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T09:07:00Z

Typing General: /* Battle */

The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun had the higher ground and fired arrows against the Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the girls.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The enemy soldiers broke out of their [[Military organization|military formation]]{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} and rushed to the hill for a clearer view of the dance.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

Seizing the opportunity, Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} Fitzgerald ends his description of the Tuyuhun defeat with the moral that "it is most unwise, in the midst of battle, to let the mind dwell on the delights of peace."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with Tangut and Turkic allies during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T08:59:36Z

Typing General: /* Battle */

The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun had the higher ground and fired arrows against the Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the girls and they rushed to the hill for a clearer view.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} Fitzgerald ends his description of the Tuyuhun defeat with the moral that "it is most unwise, in the midst of battle, to let the mind dwell on the delights of peace."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with Tangut and Turkic allies during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T08:40:13Z

Typing General: aftermath

The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun had the higher ground and fired arrows against the Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the curious sight.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}}

==Aftermath==
{{main|Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun}}
Hostilities between the Tuyuhun and Tang continued after the battle. Between 634 and 635, [[Emperor Taizong of Tang|Emperor Taizong]] conducted a [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun|large military expedition against the Tuyuhun]] led by the general [[Li Jing]]. The Tang forces were reinforced with Tangut and Turkic allies during the invasion. Tuyuhun was defeated, and capitulated to the Tang court as a vassal.{{sfn|Twitchett|p=115}}

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}
*{{cite book|first=Denis|last=Twitchett|editor=H. J. Van Derven|title=Warfare in Chinese History|date=2000|publisher=BRILL|isbn=978-90-04-11774-7|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T08:26:43Z

Typing General: /* Battle */

[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun had the higher ground and fired arrows against the Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the curious sight.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear with his cavalry. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} The battle was one of many that led to the [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun]] beginning in 634.

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T08:25:43Z

Typing General: /* Battle */

[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland in the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. The Tuyuhun had the higher ground and fired arrows against the Tang forces.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the curious sight.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} The battle was one of many that led to the [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun]] beginning in 634.

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T08:22:12Z

Typing General:

[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland encompassing the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the girls positioned themselves on top of a hill. On the hill, the dancing girls lewdly performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads. The attention of the nomads were diverted entirely towards the curious sight.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} The battle was one of many that led to the [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun]] beginning in 634.

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T08:12:19Z

Typing General: /* Battle */

[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland encompassing the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao, in the words of historian [[Charles Patrick Fitzgerald]], "was a general of many, if unorthodox, resources."{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} He devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the lewd dancing girls performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed in the ensuing battle.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} The battle was one of many that led to the [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun]] beginning in 634.

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T08:08:23Z

Typing General: introduction

[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with the obscene performance of two lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland encompassing the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the lewd dancing girls performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} The battle was one of many that led to the [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun]] beginning in 634.

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T08:07:40Z

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[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland encompassing the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]], known in Mongolian as Kokonur, and invaded [[Gansu]].{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the lewd dancing girls performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} The battle was one of many that led to the [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun]] beginning in 634.

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T08:05:54Z

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[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] regularly raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier. In 623, the Tuyuhun departed from their homeland, the pastures surrounding [[Qinghai Lake]] or Kokonur as it was known in Mongolian, and invaded [[Gansu]]. The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}}

Chai Shao devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin,{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} while the lewd dancing girls performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads.{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers ogling the performance, and attacked them in the rear. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} The battle was one of many that led to the [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun]] beginning in 634.

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T07:55:40Z

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[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier. The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. Chai Shao devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The lewd dancing girls performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads,{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} while musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin. Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers, and attacked them in the rear. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} The battle was one of many that led to the [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun]] beginning in 634.

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T07:54:54Z

Typing General: category

[[File:Tonfigur Tänzerin Liebieghaus 885.jpg|thumb|right|[[Tang Dynasty]] clay figure of a dancing girl.]]
The '''Tuyuhun invasion of Gansu''' was a battle between the [[Tuyuhun Kingdom]] and the [[Tang Dynasty]] in 623. The Tang general Chai Shao distracted the enemy soldiers with lewd dancing girls. While the nomads gawked at the erotic dance, Chai Shao attacked from the rear and defeated the Tuyuhun. Over five hundred enemy soldiers died during the course of the battle.

==Battle==
The Tuyuhun and [[Tangut people|Tanguts]] raided Chinese settlements along the western Tang frontier. The Tang general Chai Shao was dispatched to defeat the nomads and prevent further incursions. Chai Shao devised a plan to use a performance as a decoy, and sent two dancing girls and a group of musicians to the enemy camp.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=147}} The lewd dancing girls performed an obscene dance in front of the surprised nomads,{{sfn|Fitzgerald|1933|p=135}} while musicians played the [[pipa]], a stringed instrument of foreign origin. Chai Shao surprised the distracted soldiers, and attacked them in the rear. Over five hundred enemy soldiers were killed.{{sfn|Graff|2009|p=148}} The battle was one of many that led to the [[Emperor Taizong's campaign against Tuyuhun]] beginning in 634.

==Citations==
{{reflist}}

==References==
*{{cite book|first=Charles Patrick|last=Fitzgerald|title=Son of Heaven: A Biography of Li Shih-Min, Founder of the Tʻang Dynasty|year=1933|publisher=Cambridge University Press}}
*{{cite book|first=David A.|last=Graff|editor=Nicola Di Cosmo|title=Military Culture in Imperial China|year=2009|publisher=Harvard University Press|isbn=978-0-674-03109-8|ref=harv}}

[[Category:Tuyuhun Kingdom]]
[[Category:Battles involving the Tang Dynasty]]
[[Category:629]]

Schlacht von Gansu

2013-07-31T07:53:34Z

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