Lihat sumber Turk dalam militer Tang

{{Sejarah bangsa Turk}}
Militer dari [[Dinasti Tang]] diisi oleh sejumlah besar populasi "tentara Turk", yang disebut sebagai "Tujue" dalam sumber-sumber Tiongkok. Para elite Tang di Tiongkok utara sudah mengenal budaya Turk, sebuah faktor yang mendukung pada penerimaan Tang terhadap perekrutan bangsa Turk. Kaisar Tang Taizong menyandang gelar "Khan Surgawi" dan mempromosikan sebuah kekaisaran kosmopolitan. Taizong secara teratur merekrut dan mempromosikan perwira militer dari keturunan Turk, yang pengalaman stepanya mendukung terhadap ekspansi Kekaisaran Tang di bagian barat dan utara. Jenderal Turk Ashina She'er berpartisipasi dalam penaklukan Tang atas kerajaan-kerajaan [[Kampanye militer Tang terhadap Karakhoja|Karakhoja]], [[Kampanye militer Tang terhadap Karasahr|Karasahr]], dan [[Kampanye militer Tang terhadap Kucha|Kucha]] di [[Xinjiang]]. Jenderal setengah-Turk [[An Lushan]] memulai [[pemberontakan An Lushan|pemberontakan]] yang menyebabkan kemunduran [[Dinasti Tang]].

[[Prasasti Orkhon]] oleh [[Göktürk]] mengecam orang-orang Turk yang telah mengabdi Dinasti Tang, dan mengutuk mereka karena membantu kaisar Tiongkok memperluas kekaisarannya yang sedang berkembang. Para prajurit Turk yang ditempatkan oleh Tiongkok di garnisun Tang di Asia Tengah menetap di wilayah itu, menyebarkan bahasa-bahasa Turk di suatu daerah yang telah didominasi [[rumpun bahasa Indo-Eropa]].

== Latar belakang ==
Kekaisaran Dinasti Tang lebih kosmopolitan dan beragam daripada [[Dinasti Han]] sebelumnya.{{sfn|Ebrey|2010|p=108}}{{sfn|Lewis|2012|pp=147–148}} Para elite Dinasti Tang di Tiongkok utara memiliki minat terhadap budaya Turk dan berbaur dengan orang-orang stepa. Latar dari sebuah puisi Tang menggambarkan sebuah [[yurt]], dan penampilan seorang aktris Turk yang dijamu di istana kaisar. {{sfn|Findley|2004|p=40}} Setelah [[kampanye militer Tang terhadap Turk Timur|kekalahan Kekhanan Turk Timur]], pemerintah mengizinkan permukiman bangsa Turk di sepanjang perbatasan kekaisaran Tang. Para perwira Turk dari bekas kekhanan direkrut sebagai jenderal dalam militer Tang, dan pengalaman mereka beserta peperangan stepa berkontribusi pada keberhasilan militer Tang saat berekspansi ke arah barat.{{sfn|Twitchett|2000|p=125}}

=== Kaisar Taizong dan multikulturalisme ===
[[Berkas:TangTaizong.jpg|jmpl|kiri|120px|Kaisar Taizong menyandang gelar stepa "Khan Surgawi".]]
Kaisar Taizong, yang juga dikenal dengan nama pribadinya Li Shimin, akrab dengan budaya suku nomaden [[stepa]] dan memanfaatkan strategi militer yang menggunakan taktik stepa seperti seorang pangeran. Taizong adalah seorang penunggang kuda yang terampil, dan selama suatu perayaan kemenangan dan kenaikan takhta, mengorbankan seekor kuda dalam suatu ritual yang berasal dari praktik keagamaan Turk. Dia mampu mengalahkan kavaleri berat [[Dinasti Sui]] dengan [[kavaleri ringan]]nya, ciri khas peperangan stepa. Taizong berbagi hubungan pribadi dengan para sekutu Turk seperti seorang pangeran, diperkukuh melalui sumpah setia sebagai [[saudara angkat]]. Keberhasilannya di kemudian hari sebagai seorang kaisar melawan pasukan Asia Tengah melalui diplomasi dan "memecah belah dan menguasai" adalah buah dari pengalaman awalnya dengan budaya Turk.{{sfn|Lewis|2012|p=150}}

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