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Ban Chao
Ban Chao was a general of the Eastern Han dynasty who brought the city-states of the Tarim Basin back under Chinese control. From the 70s CE he used Shule (Kashgar) as a base, subduing kingdoms such as Karasahr in 94, and served as Protector General of the Western Regions from 91. In 97 he sent his envoy Gan Ying westwards towards the Roman world. He was the brother of the historians Ban Gu and Ban Zhao.
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