Wang Xuance (Chinese: 王玄策; pinyin: Wáng Xuáncè, fl.
[3] The new king, Aluonashun (supposedly Arunāsva[3][c]), attacked Wang and his 30 mounted subordinates.
[6] Wang Xuance escaped to Tibet, and assembled a regiment of 700 Nepalese mounted infantry and 1,200 Tibetan mercenaries, which attacked Arunāsva,[7] captivating him[8][9] and 2,000 prisoners,[10] and also taking a reported Buddhist relic for China.
[11] The success of this attack won Xuance the prestigious title of the "Grand Master for the Closing Court.
"[7] He wrote the book Zhong Tianzhu Guo Xingji (Travel Notes of Central India), which included a wealth of geographical information.