Beiting

City · c. 860–1138 CE · in Central Asia

Capital of Qocho Kingdom (860–1138).

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Around the same time and place

Battle of Talas (751 CE): Abbasid forces defeated a Tang Chinese army near the Talas River, ending Tang expansion westward into Central Asia.
Diamond Sutra (868 CE): A woodblock-printed copy of the Diamond Sutra found at Dunhuang is dated 868, making it the oldest known dated printed book.
Karakorum (c. 1220–1388 CE): Capital of the Mongol Empire, walled under Ögedei Khan in 1235; destroyed by Ming forces in 1388.
Suyab (c. 555–749 CE): Capital of Göktürk Khaganate (555–586), Türgesh (704–749).
Orkhon inscriptions (732 CE): Memorial steles to the Turkic prince Kul Tigin and ruler Bilge Khagan, the oldest known texts in a Turkic language.
Kara-Khanid Khanate (c. 840–1212 CE): Turkic dynasty that ruled Transoxiana and the Tian Shan region and was among the first Turkic states to adopt Islam.
Hotan (c. 888 CE): Capital of Kingdom of Khotan (888–1006).
Giovanni da Pian del Carpine’s mission to the Mongols (1245–1247 CE): Sent by Pope Innocent IV, the Franciscan friar travelled from Lyon to the Mongol court near Karakorum and witnessed the enthronement of Güyük Khan in 1246. His report was the first detailed European account of the Mongols.