Editing Anxi

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[[File:ACD - The Flag of Anxi at the Battle of Talas.png|thumb|250px|The Flag of Anxi at the Battle of Talas]]
'''Anxi''', officially the  '''Grand Protectorate to Pacify the West''' (安西大都護府, ''Ānxī Dàdūhù Fǔ''), was a {{Wiki|Protectorate (imperial China)|Protectorate}} established by the [[Tang dynasty]] in 640 to organize and control the [[Western Regions]].<ref name="Wiki">{{WP|Protectorate General to Pacify the West}}</ref>

==History==
In 751, [[Gao Xianzhi]], the ''[[jiedushi]]'' of Anxi, led his forces westward in an expansionist campaign, leading to a clash with the [[Abbasid Caliphate]] at the [[Battle of Talas]]. Owing to the betrayal of the [[Karluks|Karluk]] [[mercenary|mercenaries]], the Tang suffered a decisive defeat, and most of their 30,000 strong army was annihilated.<ref name="Dynasty 08">''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Beacon Fire (Part 1)]]</ref> This event marked the limits of the Tang dynasty's expansion westward into Central Asia.<ref name="Talas">{{WP|Battle of Talas}}</ref>

==Appearances==
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]''

==References==
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