Title: Reconstructing the Tibetan History During the Tang Dynasty——Based on the Dunhuang Manuscripts
Abstract: A lot of the Dunhuang manuscripts were written in period of Tibetan-occupied Dunhuang(768-848),which can be divided two kinds,i.e.Tibetan manuscripts(12000 pieces or so) and Chinese ones.The texts about Tibetan history are few in number,but very important,for example,the manuscript of the Dunhuang Annals recorded the Tibetan great events each year,become the basis of Tibetan studies in Tang Dynasty,including meetings,the hunting,going on an expedition etc.Dunhuang documents related to society and economy and religions are also many,which provided rich materials for study of the Tibetan history,the religion go into in the Tang Dynasty and supplement or verify Chinese historical records and later Tibetan resources.
Publication Year: 2009
Publication Date: 2009-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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