Su Dingfang
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Su Dingfang (Chinese: 苏定方, 591–667) was a leading general of the Tang Dynasty. He won many battles. In 657 he destroyed the Western Turkic Khaganate. This expanded the Tang's western borders to their farthest extent (deep into Central Asia, close to modern Iran). In 660, he also conquered Baekje.
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He was born in Wuyi (武邑, modern Hengshui, Hebei).