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1 day ago · While no written records exist, new research has illuminated key details of the battle fought in northern Germany during the 13th century B.C.E. Sonja Anderson Daily Correspondent Some human bones ...
4 days ago · A causeway that crossed the Tollense River, constructed about 500 years before the battle, is thought to have been the starting point of the conflict, said study coauthor Thomas Terberger.
1 day ago · Battle of Talas between Tang dynasty and Abbasid Caliphate c. 751. Transoxiana is the region northeast of Iran beyond the Amu Darya or Oxus River roughly corresponding with modern-day Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and parts of Kazakhstan.
- 622-750 CE
- Muslim victory
3 days ago · Evidence from Bronze Age arrowheads reveals that Europe’s oldest known battle, fought 3,250 years ago in Germany’s Tollense Valley, involved foreign warriors. Over 3,000 years ago, in Tollense, a river valley that now lies in northern Germany, two large armies clashed in what is now recognized as Europe’s “oldest-known battle”.
1 day ago · The Umayyads fell in 750 to the Abbasid Caliphate, which quickly asserted itself in Central Asia after winning the Battle of Talas (along the Talas River in modern Talas Oblast, Kyrgyzstan) in 751, against the Chinese Tang dynasty.
5 days ago · HISTORY & CULTURE. These 3,000-year-old arrowheads tell the story of Europe’s oldest battle. Metal arrowheads found in Germany’s Tollense Valley shed light on who may have fought in the ...
3 days ago · Immediately after their victory, al-Saffah sent his forces to Central Asia, where his forces fought against Tang expansion during the Battle of Talas. Al-Saffah focused on putting down numerous rebellions in Syria and Mesopotamia .
