WITH A SAMPLE CASE FROM THE BATTLE HISTORY, A TINY SAMPLE ON ANCIENT TURKIC-SINO RELATIONS: BATTLE OF NUOZHEN RIVER (诺真水之战)

Abstract

Nuo-zhen river battle is, which constitutes of the Middle Asian Turkic History, the Xueyantuo (Syr Tardush, Seyanto) also took part as an attendant. no matter how short time they stayed on the history, after the demolish of East Turk Khanate, and later till the West Turk Khanates enforcing, has undertaken an important and historical role. During the collapse of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, they cooperated with Li Yuan, the founder ruler of the Tang dynasty. By cooperating with the Tangs, they dissolved the Eastern Turkic khanate, which they were under their rule, apart from being their cognates. The Eastern Turkic Khaganate, which was dissolved as a result of this event, came to the fore as the strongest among the other people, and under the leadership of Yi-shi-bo (乙失鉢), they began the efforts to stand on their own feet and become independent, and these efforts reached its peak with the Yinan Khan. Later, the contact of Yinan Khan with the Tang dynasty, his revolts against the East Turk Khanate yielded results and the East Turk Khanate was dissolved. With this period starting Tang-Xueyantuo rapprochement, continued for a while in an environment of peace and mutual trust. However, later on, the Xueyantuos, who became stronger in the political and military sense, started not to be content with the area they lived in the northern lands and aroused their appetite for the southern lands with the motive of every northern people. As a result, mutual relations began to deteriorate. Relations were completely destroyed by the Xueyantuo's attack on the southern lands, and both powers fought the battle that went down in history as the Nuo-zhen river (诺真水) battle. Today, this region coincides with the Tuo-ke-tuo (托克托) county of Inner Mongolia province. This study primarily deals with the processes of the Tang Dynasty and the Xueyantuo until the Nuo-zhen Battle. This study provides general information about the causes and results of the Nuo-zhen Battle.