Four Garrisons of Anxi | |||||||||
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Traditional Chinese | 安西四鎮 | ||||||||
Simplified Chinese | 安西四镇 | ||||||||
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The Four Garrisons of Anxi were Chinese military garrisons installed by the Tang dynasty in the Tarim Basin between 648 and 658. They were stationed at the Indo-European city-states of Qiuci (Kucha), Yutian (Hotan), Shule (Kashgar) and Yanqi (Karashahr) in modern Xinjiang. The Protectorate General to Pacify the West was headquartered in Qiuci.[1]