In ancient Chinese literature, the ancient western regions refer to many countries and regions west of Yumenguan and Yangguan in China. Under the influence of the Silk Road, the Western Regions, located in the center of Eurasia, are an important part of the Silk Road.
In a narrow sense, the western regions refer to Yumenguan, the west of Yangguan and the east of Congling, that is, the east and south of Balkhash Lake and the vast areas of Xinjiang today. The western regions in a broad sense refer to all areas that can be reached in a narrow sense, including Central and Western Asia and the Indian Peninsula.
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Ban Chao went to the Western Regions.
Ban Chao joined the army, followed Dou Gu to attack the northern Xiongnu, and was ordered to go to the Western Regions. During 3 1 year, more than 50 countries in the western regions were recovered, which made great contributions to the return of the western regions. The official protects the western regions, and the world name is "Ban Dingyuan".
In the 16th year of Emperor Yongping of Han Dynasty (73), Ban Chao went to the fortress as a fake Sima, and sent soldiers to attack the Xiongnu with Dou Gu, a captain in the car. His first battle was in the Prehai Lake (now Bakou Lake). Dou Gu appreciated Ban Chao's courage and sent him to Shanshan with Guo Yao.
Ban Chao was the first envoy to Shanshan in the Eastern Han Dynasty. The waiter thought Ban Chao knew the secret, so he had to tell the truth. Ban Chao immediately locked up the waiter and gathered all the 36 warriors he had brought. "
After dark, they went straight to the Huns' compound. While the wind was blowing, Ban Chao asked 65,438+00 warriors to ambush behind the post office with drums. Everyone agreed that as soon as they saw the fire, they beat the drums and shouted. The rest of the people swooped on both sides of the gate with swords in their hands. Ban Chao personally killed three escaped Huns, and his men killed more than 30 Huns, leaving 100 people burned to death in the posthouse.
Until the next day, Ban Chao informed Guo Xun that he took the Huns' heads to see Guang, which shocked Shanshan all over the country. After Ban Chao's repeated encouragement, Xiao Yi became interested, so King Shanshan had to admit this fait accompli, betray the Huns, join the Han Dynasty, and send protons to the court again. Stabilizing the situation in Shanshan, Ban Chao once again opened the door to the western regions for the Han Dynasty.
Since then, Ban Yong, the son of Ban Chao, suggested that 500 people should be stationed in Loulan, which has a long history in the western regions. Finally, during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the political pattern of the Western Regions was based on what Ban Chao did in those years, and Loulan/Shanshan was put in the first place as the gateway to the Western Regions. ?
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