During the Han Dynasty period, there was a country called Kucha in the Western Regions. This country has a very special geographical location. It is located in today's Uyghur Autonomous Region, and is the only intersection of the four major civilizations in the world. Therefore, although Kucha is located in the Western Regions, its culture is also brilliant. There are more than 600 grotto strokes in Kucha, which is earlier than the Dunhuang Mogao Grottoes that have been passed down from later generations, and is called the "Second Mogao Grottoes".
is such a small country in the Western Regions. It was also very arrogant back then and provoked Han Dynasty many times. Kucha was sandwiched between the Han Dynasty and Huns and repeatedly attacked and killed Han envoys. Due to the diversity of culture, Kucha was destined to have a strong personality. He was unwilling to be a younger brother to others, and he also thought about trouble every day. Kucha was occupied by many civilizations in history. In 272 BC, it was occupied by King Ashoka of India, and later became the territory of the Huns. Finally, it was subdued by the Han Dynasty. The Han Dynasty also set up an official position in Kucha. Such an important military center naturally became the target of the various countries' struggle for it, and Kucha's confidence also originated from this.
Kucha is located in a corner, but it is still very influential in the Western Regions. The surrounding small countries basically surrender to Kucha. In order to get the support of Kucha, many countries not only pay tribute to it, but also send the prince to Kucha as a hostage. Among them, there is a prince from a small country named Lai Dan. This guy has been hostage in Kucha for many years and lives every day with fear. In addition, his mother country is not strong, Kucha does not take this prince seriously at all and bullies it from time to time.
Later, Li Guang conquered Dayuan , and only then did Lai Dan rescue and sent him back to Chang'an . But the prince was also a restless person. After a few days of comfortable life in Chang'an, he immediately changed his aura when he returned to the Western Regions. Relying on his good relationship with the Han Dynasty, he began to be rude to Kucha. After a while, Kucha couldn't stand it anymore, so he directly attacked Lai Dan's workplace and killed Lai Dan.
Of course, the King of Kucha is not stupid either. Although he did not do this, he still has a political mind. After the King of Kucha killed Lai Dan, he immediately apologized to the Han Dynasty, saying that this was just a misunderstanding. The King of Kucha did not know how to mess with the Han Dynasty in this wave of operations. You beat and kill them. Originally, hundreds of thousands of siege troops were about to be sent to your doorstep, but they came to apologize. The Han Dynasty was not easy to pursue this matter, but the two sides must have been formed.
Seven years have passed, Emperor Zhao of Han died, and Kucha has also changed a new person. At this time, the Huns' forces rekindled and began to make small moves in the Western Regions. Of course, the Han Dynasty could not bear it, so it attracted Wusun to fight against the Huns together. When the Han Dynasty was garrisoning in the Western Regions, it was a problem that it had to pass through Kucha. The Han Dynasty understood very well that the little brother of Kucha was quite unreliable. It was better to be hard than to be hard. So the Han Dynasty showed off his muscles again, sent a large army to hit Kucha first, and found a fault and said that he wanted to avenge Prince Laidan and to hand over the hostages of Kucha. When Kucha saw that the Han Dynasty was hard, he surrendered immediately without saying a word.
Kucha and the Han Dynasty continued until Eastern Han period. After the demise of Western Han , Kucha took advantage of the chaos in the Central Plains and began to be ready to move again. Not only did he surrender to the Huns, but he also joined forces with the surrounding small countries to oppose the Han Dynasty. At the critical moment, Ban Chao, who was left in the Western Regions, stabilized the situation with only 36 people. He first separated from the surrounding small countries and was isolated from Kucha, and then used troops to attack Kucha, abolished the King of Kucha, reopened the Western Regions Protectorate, forcing Kucha to surrender to the Han Dynasty again. Ban Chao also made immortal contributions for the unification of China and became famous in history. Since then, all the fifty countries in the Western Regions surrendered to the Han Dynasty, which was a typical foundation for the later fight against the Huns.
