The Silk Road Extended through to the Mongolian Plateau in the North

  The Silk Road Extended through to the Mongolian Plateau in the North

  In the Tang Dynasty, the Silk Road was greatly extended. During the reign of the , the Tang military defeated the Eastern Turks in 630, established friendly relations with the Western Turks and vanquished Gaochang (Turpan), Yanqi (Qarashar) and Qiuci (now Kuche). The Tang Empire set up a Protectorate General to Pacify the West (Anxi Daduhufu) in 640, strengthening the dominion of the Western Regions. In 646, the Mobei (now Mongolian Plateau) was under the control of the Tang Dynasty by subduing the Western Turks. Then the road to Mongolian Plateau via Altai appeared,Sexy silk pajamas, reinforcing contacts between the Mongolian Plateau and the vast Western Regions