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This narrative history of the Tibetan Empire in Central Asia from about A.D. 600 to 866 depicts the struggles of the great Tibetan, Turkic, Arab, and Chinese powers for dominance over the Silk Road lands that connected Europe and East Asia. It shows the importance of overland contacts between East and West in the Early Middle Ages and elucidates Tibet's role in the conflict over Central Asia.

Asia, Central --- Tibet Autonomous Region (China) --- History. --- China --- Central Asia --- Aachen. --- An Lu-shan. --- Atlakh. --- Bayarqu. --- Bilgä Qaghan. --- Buddhism. --- Camel Bridge. --- Charlemagne. --- Ch’ang-an. --- Damascus. --- Ferghana. --- Gobi Desert. --- Hami. --- Harun al-Rashid. --- Ho-hsi. --- Hsüan-tsung. --- Islam. --- Issyk Kul. --- Japanese. --- Jungarian Basin. --- Kan chou. --- Kao Hsien-chih. --- Kashgar. --- Kashmir. --- Khuganda. --- Liang chou. --- Little Balûr. --- Mediterranean Sea. --- Nan-chao. --- Ordos. --- Oxus River. --- Pamirs. --- Qośu Khan. --- Samarkand. --- agriculture. --- castles. --- commerce and merchants. --- conversion and apostasy. --- embassies and envoys. --- ethnicity. --- fish-bags. --- gold. --- horses.