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Location. Map of Transoxiana, with the Talas River in the upper right. The exact location of the battle has not been confirmed but is believed to be near Taraz and Talas, on the border between present-day Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan. The Chinese name 怛羅斯; Dáluósī was first seen in the account of Xuanzang.
- Between May–September 751
- Abbasid victory
The two armies that met in the Talas River valley were those of the eastward expanding Abbasid Empire and the Westward expanding Tang Empire of China. The Battle of Talas was the first and only military clash between China and the caliphate. The outcome of the battle, an Abbasid victory, had major short and long term impacts on regional and ...
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Feb 2, 2024 · In July 751 CE, Tang and Abbasid forces met in the valley of the Talas River to vie for control over the Syr Darya region of central Asia. According to Chinese sources, after several days of stalemate, the Karluk Turks, originally allied to the Tang Dynasty, defected to the Abbasid army and tipped the balance of power, resulting in a Tang rout.
Oct 23, 2019 · The Battle of Talas River. In July of 751, the armies of these two great empires met at Talas, near the modern-day Kyrgyz/Kazakh border. Chinese records state that the Tang army was 30,000 strong, while Arab accounts put the number of Chinese at 100,000. The total number of Arab, Tibetan and Uighur warriors is not recorded, but theirs was the ...
- Kallie Szczepanski
During the Battle of Talas (named after the river) in 751, the Abbasid force defeated the Tang Chinese forces led by the General Gao Xianzhi over a dispute regarding a client kingdom in the Fergana Valley. The battle was won by the Abbasids after the Karluks defected.
Jul 22, 2020 · In July of 751, somewhere in the Talas River valley along the border of what are today Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan, the armies of these two empires clashed. After five days of battle, the Tang was defeated. Never again would a Chinese state extend this far west, and within five years Tang forces would largely withdraw from the region.
Apr 26, 2024 · Image Source: en.wikipedia.org. Map of the Tang Dynasty circa 700 CE showing its expanded western territories at that time, connected to the main part of the empire by the long and narrow Hexi Corridor. The Battle of the Talas River stopped the Western expansion of the Chinese.
