Event 1st war with Nanzhao

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Was the first of a series of wars between Tang China and Nanzhao, a kingdom centred in present-day Yunnan.

Chronology

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  • February 752: In 751, Tang dynasty general Xianyu Zhongtong led an army of 80,000 to attack the Nanzhao kingdom in the border regions. However, he was decisively defeated in 752, leading to the territory falling under Nanzhao control.
  • January 752: In 751, Xianyu Zhongtong, a general of the Tang Dynasty, led an army of 80,000 soldiers to attack the Nanzhao border regions. However, they were defeated by the forces of Nanzhao, a powerful kingdom in present-day Yunnan, China.