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0078 On Ancient Central-Asian Tracks : vol.1
中央アジア踏査記 : vol.1
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constantly subject to being disturbed by restless Turkish
tribes, such as are still hovering now between the Altai and
Tien-shan. More serious still was the danger presented by
aggression on the part of the Tibetans who were then rapidly
growing into a new military power.

Towards the middle of the eighth century there was added
to the pressure from the Tibetans in the south fresh danger
in the west from the steady advance of Arab conquest in the
Oxus basin. The Tibetans were endeavouring to join hands
with the Arabs as common foes of China's Central-Asian
supremacy. By pushing down the Indus valley and thence
across the Hindukush territories which correspond to the pre-
sent Gilgit and Yasin they actually reached the uppermost
Oxus valley. This junction threatened the Chinese position
in the Tarim basin with being outflanked simultaneously
both on the east and the west. The endeavour to avert this
serious strategic risk led to a remarkable military expedition
conducted A.D. 747 by the Chinese general Kao Hsien-chih
right across the 'Roof of the World', the Pamirs, and the ice-
crowned Hindukush pass of the Darkot. In Chapters III, XX
I shall give some details about this memorable Chinese
enterprise. It stands out as a striking proof of Chinese
capacity for overcoming by organization formidable geo-
graphical obstacles.

The prestige accruing to the Chinese arms from Kao
Hsien-chih's expedition was deservedly great. But it did not
save them from being signally worsted two years later. In
a battle near Tashkend Kao Hsien-chih was completely
defeated by the Arabs and the revolted Turkish tribes, their
allies. About A.D. 750 the Tibetans from the south secured
mastery over Tun-huang and the adjoining tracts at the