Map of Asia in 790: the Uyghur Khaganate, Beiting lost to Tibet, Anxi cut off from the Tang, the Karluks and the Abbasid Caliphate
790: The Uyghurs lose Beiting to the Tibetans and march against them in 790 and 791. Anxi holds out for the Tang, cut off from China. Modern map; the borders are drawn, not recorded.
Plate LXV in the Atlas → © Emre-E Yavuz 2026

And beyond the steppe

  • China Tang Dezong 779–805
  • Iran Abbasid Harun al-Rashid 786–809
  • Korea Silla Later Silla 780–930
  • Byzantium Isaurian Constantine VI 780–797

Eastern steppe