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Minor Turkic chieftains in the region then pledged their loyalty to the
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During his expedition to the West, he successfully defeated the Turkic forces led by Ashina. However, Pei lost his interests in reinstalling the
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Persian throne successor Narsieh to his homeland. His strategy was to tackle the affairs of Persia and Turks at the same time. Tang
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Western house and the Eastern house).
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