East and Central Asia 618-907

Caption

East and Central Asia 618-907

Summary

This map shows the extension of the empire established by the Tang dynasty and the territorial boundaries of the Abbasid Empire.

Legend indicates:

  • Tang Empire 618-907
  • Chinese cultural region outside empire
  • Area under Tang control 645-763
  • Tang military protectorate 659-65
  • People
  • Eastern boundary of the Abbasid Empire c. 750
  • Battle with date

Map also includes a brief explanation about the rise and dawn of the Tang empire.

Source

Oxford Atlas of World History, Oxford University Press, 2002. General Editor Patrick K. O’Brien.

Chapter 2. The Medieval World: “East Asia in the Tang Period 618-907,” page 72.

Copyright

Map copyright © Philip’s, a division of Octopus Publishing Ltd. Source: Philip’s Atlas of World History.

Used under license from Octopus Publishing Group.

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