The Kucha expedition also killed the pro-Turk king of Karasahr and replaced him with a cousin, but there is no evidence that a Tang military garrison was stationed in Karasahr between 648 and 658.
Kucha-ekspeditionen dræbte også Karasahrs pro-tyrkiske konge og erstattede ham med en fætter, men der er intet bevis for, at en militærgarnison blev stationeret i Karasahr mellem 648 og 658 af Tang-dynastiet.