Protectorate General to Pacify the North
Chinese military government
The Protectorate General to Pacify the North or Grand Protectorate General to Pacify the North (647–784) was a Chinese military government established by the Tang dynasty in 647 to pacify the former territory of the Xueyantuo, which extended from Lake Baikal to the north, the Gobi Desert to the south, the Greater Khingan to the east, and the Altai Mountains to the west. It controlled the Mongolian Plateau from 647 to 682.
Its seat of government was first established as Yanran at Shanyu Tai, southwest of present-day Urat Middle Banner, the northern slope of Lang Shan. This was later shifted to Hanhai a short period before it was changed to Anbei. The seat of governance remained there until 687.
History
Origin
In 629, the Tang started organizing surrendered nomadic tribes into bridle prefectures. This was formalized after the Eastern Turks were defeated in 630. Six prefectures under four area commands were created around Xia Prefecture in the southern Ordos Plateau (Guannei Circuit). The tribal chiefs were appointed as commanders-in-chief in charge of their prefecture and area command. Later, protectorates (duhu fu) were established in major frontier military garrisons staffed by regular Tang troops and led by a military commander.
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