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Why did Taizong marry a Chinese princess to a western Turkish khan?
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Taizong
The Taizong emperor, detail of a portrait; in the National Palace Museum, Taipei.
Emperor Taizong of the Tang dynasty arranged the marriage of a Chinese princess to a western Turkish khan to seal a political alliance.12
Following a period of internal division among the western Turks, a new khan had successfully reestablished a degree of unified control with the support of the Chinese government. As part of the resulting agreement, the khan became a tributary to the Tang, and the marriage served to formalize and solidify this diplomatic relationship.12