Since the Accounting: A Chronicle of the Roman Khanate

Chapter 20 Fighting Nation

During this period, the Abbasid dynasty basically lost control of various places, and the powerful princes ruled one side.In Central Asia, descendants of some Parthian nobles established the Samanid dynasty.This is a regime that believes in Tianfang religion and belongs to Persia culturally.

This dynasty was the first group of Persians to try to establish political power with the help of Tianfang religion.Medieval Persian historians called it the revival of the Persian Empire.They also resumed their missions to the East, trying to expand their influence.

To the northeast of the Samanid Dynasty was the Karahan Dynasty established by some exiles after the disintegration of the Uighur Khanate.At this time, Kara Khan was fighting for the position of Khan.Around 954, that is, during the reign of Shizong Chai Rong in the later Zhou Dynasty, Satuk, the nephew of the Great Khan, accepted the persuasion of the missionaries of the Samanid Dynasty and converted to Tianfang religion.With the strong support of the Saman dynasty, the uncle's rule was overthrown.It is generally believed that this was the beginning of the acceptance of Tianfangjiao by various Turkic languages.

However, the turmoil in Kara Khan attracted the attention of Khotan, a city-state in the Western Regions.Taking advantage of the turmoil, Khotan sent troops to attack the Kara Khanate and occupied Shule Town, the eastern capital.Since then, the two sides have fought continuously, and the city has changed hands many times.

For the Kara Khanate, the situation at this time is quite bad.

In the northeast direction is Liao Kingdom.In the east, the Gaochang Uighurs and the Shazhou Guiyi Army regime.In the southeast are the various ministries of Tubo on the plateau.Now that even an oasis city-state can gain the upper hand in the battle with itself, these few people can't be provoked even more.

It is not a long-term solution to always fight with others in your own capital.Therefore, the Khanate urgently needs a new direction of development.

Starting from the Turkic Khanate, almost all previous regimes focused on the East.Even if he was driven to the Western Regions, the ambitious Khan always wanted to fight back.

But accepting the Tianfang Sect gave everyone a new way of thinking—since I believed in their teachings, then I could join the Tianfang Sect's world hegemony, why should I go to the East to fight for my life?
If I can't beat Khotan, can I still beat you?

Satuk Khan, who had an epiphany, immediately launched a war against the Saman dynasty who preached to him.

The Samanid dynasty was one of the overlords in the Tianfang religion world, controlling a large area from the Mesopotamia of Central Asia to Persia itself.In short, very rich.

Kara Khan gained a lot from this war, and path dependence was formed: Don't be afraid if the east suffers a loss, go to fight the Persians for compensation, and you will recover soon.The war on the western front lasted until 992, when Hassan Bogra Khan invaded Bukhara, the capital of the Samanid dynasty. Since then, the Samanid dynasty began to perish.

It is also because of these victories that the Kara Khanate has the confidence to engage in a decades-long tug-of-war with Khotan.

The battlefield on the Eastern Front was much more tragic.In order to resist Khotan's Western Expedition, a large number of adult male members of the Khan Court died in battle, including Saman's conqueror, Hassan Bogra Khan himself.

When the war was at its most intense, none of Satuk Khan's male grandchildren survived, and they had to be supported by women.Even Hassan's sister was killed by the Khotan people in the war of revenge.

However, the resistance of the Kara Khanate is still much stronger than that of Khotan.Satuk's great-grandsons persuaded believers everywhere to launch an expedition to support themselves.The four imams led volunteers recruited from Ghazni, Khorezm, Baghdad and other places to join the war.This time, the counterattack was finally successful and they entered the city of Khotan.

Khotan is a city-state, and Karahan can lose the capital many times, but Khotan can be fatal if lost once.The King of Khotan relented and surrendered to the Khanate, and the Yuchi regime came to an end.

But the winner did not enjoy the joy in the end.Some Khotanese troops who were unwilling to surrender fled the city, and with the support of the Tibetan tribes, set up an ambush on the road.

The Kara Khanate was unprepared and was attacked on the way back to the division.Historians recorded this battle and said with emotion, "The jihadists were killed like an avalanche."In the end, the entire expeditionary army was wiped out, and even the four imams were all killed.

This kind of win-win situation made the war unsustainable.

Since then, the Kara Khanate has cooperated with the Song Dynasty and launched several raids against Xixia, but the combat effectiveness of both sides is very limited and no effective results have been achieved.As for the Liao Kingdom in the north, Kara Khan actively joined the other party's tribute system. Finally, because of his obedience, he got the opportunity to get married and married a princess of the Liao Kingdom who believed in Buddhism.

Karahan was very proud of this, and persuaded Tianfang to teach other countries in the world to come and pay tribute together.She even acted as a matchmaker and wanted to introduce the Ghaznavid dynasty to make a marriage.

In addition to the father-in-law, the Khanate was also very respectful to the Northern Song Dynasty, and directly called him "uncle" in letters.Obviously, with the support of my father-in-law and uncle, life is much more at ease.

But Tianfang taught the world, so he couldn't feel at ease.

Kara Khan's "new thinking" set a disastrous precedent.Since then, the nomadic tribes that were wandering in the Western Regions and Central Asia followed suit one after another.Everyone no longer goes to the hard roll on the east side.

During the Tang Dynasty, the iron gates in southern Central Asia blocked several Turkic invasions.But now, the Persians are helpless.The Turkic people scrambling to find an opportunity to go south and invade the hinterland of Persia.

The Turkic language they used replaced the original Indo-European language in Central Asia. Since then, the Persians have never recovered their previous grandeur.The Persian regimes in various places were also eliminated one after another, and the Turkic warlords ran rampant and competed with each other for hegemony, causing serious damage.

Guo Kang also didn't know whether the Persians would regret it, why he was so cheap in the first place, and insisted on going to preach and attract people.

This series of events also had a lasting impact on the world of Tianfang Sect.The caliphate of Baghdad has completely become a puppet, and even the lord of the city can no longer sit still.Over time, a strange system somewhat similar to Japan was formed.The powerful Turkic warlords would go to Baghdad "Shangluo" and force the caliphate to proclaim himself sultan, thereby establishing hegemony over the entire Tianfangjiao world.

The Caliph was captured by the warlords every day, and it was miserable.Some people couldn't stand the domineering military leaders, and even violated the ancestor's precepts and ran away from home.But in the end, they can only accept the reality.

As for the reason, it was actually created by the Tang Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom unintentionally.

People in later generations may not have heard of these unpopular histories.But in Guo Kang's era, these are issues that are closely related to many people.

Among other things, if he tells an old Persian pedant who understands history, he is actually a very peace-loving person. He has always been gentle and weak, and his combat effectiveness is also very good.There is a high probability that the other party will think that he is acting strangely, and will piss him off to death.

(End of this chapter)