Zhangye

Zhangye is a prefecture-level city in focal Gansu Province in the People's Republic of China. It outskirts Inner Mongolia on the north and Qinghai on the south. Its focal region is Ganzhou, some time ago a city of the Western Xia and a standout amongst the most critical stations of western China. The city was in the past known as Ganzhou, named after the sweet waters of its oasis. The name is held by both Zhangye's focal region and region.

The name shows up in Marco Polo's Travels under the name Campichu. Zhangye was utilized as the name of the zone's commandery and after that for the city itself. The name Zhangye is excerpted from the expression "To broaden the arm of the nation through toward the Western Realm". Zhangye lies in the focal point of the Hexi Corridor. The zone is on the boondocks of China Proper, shielding it from the wanderers of the northwest and allowing its armed forces access to the Tarim Basin.

Amid the Han Dynasty, Chinese armed forces were frequently drawn in against the Xiongnu around there. It was likewise an essential station on the Silk Road. Before being over-kept running by the Mongols, it was overwhelmed by the Western Xia, and before by the Uyghurs from in any event the mid tenth century. Its connection to the bigger Uyghur province of Qocho is dark, however it might have been a vassal.