Han campaigns against Dayuan for the Ferghana horses
Emperor Wu sends armies west against Dayuan in the Ferghana valley to obtain the tall horses Zhang Qian had described. The campaigns secure a supply of breeding stock and project Han power deep into Central Asia.
Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.
Subjects
- Han Empire · empire · not located
- Horses · trade_good · not located
Evidence
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Shiji, chapter 123: Account of Dayuan
The earliest and closest account of Zhang Qian's missions, the peoples and kingdoms he reported from Ferghana, Bactria and Parthia, and the Ferghana horses that prompted the Han campaigns of 104 to 101 BCE. Sima Qian was writing within living memory of the events.
Sima Qian, Han court archivist · ~94 BCE · Verified
Compiled c. 94 BCE
Recorded on Han Empire
- Zhang Qian is sent west by Emperor Wu
- Zhang Qian returns to Chang'an
- Han campaigns against Dayuan for the Ferghana horses
- Han establishes the Protectorate of the Western Regions
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