and the small group of delegates slaughtered the Xiongnu envoys and sent their heads to the king. Shocked and overwhelmed, King Guang sent hostages to Han as a pact of non-aggression. This was just the start of the many exploits Ban Chao accomplished in the western regions.

Control of the Tarim Basin

Ban Chao, like his predecessors Huo Qubing and Wei Qing from the Former Han dynasty before him, was effective at expelling

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