Shence Army

The Shence Army (simplified Chinese: 神策军; traditional Chinese: 神策軍; pinyin: Shéncè Jūn; lit. 'Divine strategy army') was a military formation of the Tang dynasty established in 754 by Emperor Xuanzong of Tang. Based in Chang'an, it formed the core of the Imperial Guards, an elite military formation responsible for protecting the emperor. The command of the Shence Army was originally given to the Jiedushi of Longyou, Geshu Han. Headquartered to the west of Lintao County in Gansu Province at Mohuan Chuan, the Shence Army defended the western Tang border close to the capital against the Tibetan Empire, and played a pivotal role as a tool of the eunuchs in establishing and keeping control over the Tang court through military clout.

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