Battle of Talas

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The Battle of Talas was an 8th-century clash between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang dynasty that marked the limit of Chinese expansion into Central Asia and is often noted for facilitating the westward transmission of papermaking technology.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf battle ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
aftermath capture of Chinese artisans by Abbasid forces ⓘ
eventual diffusion of paper technology to Europe ⓘ
spread of papermaking to the Islamic world ⓘ
belligerent Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Karluk tribes ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ
Tibetan Empire (indirectly via alliances) ⓘ
casusBelli control of Central Asian trade routes ⓘ
commander Duan Xiushi ⓘ
Gao Xianzhi ⓘ
Ziyad ibn Salih ⓘ
conflictOf Arab–Chinese wars ⓘ
countryInvolved Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
China (Tang dynasty) ⓘ
linked to: Tang dynasty
date 751 ⓘ
endDate 751-08-08 ⓘ
era 8th century ⓘ
hasHistoricalSource Arab chronicles ⓘ
Chinese chronicles ⓘ
locatedInPresentDay Kyrgyzstan ⓘ
locatedInRegion Central Asia ⓘ
militaryTactic use of cavalry by both sides ⓘ
notableEvent Karluk defection from Tang side to Abbasids during battle ⓘ
partOf Abbasid–Tang conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Talas

history of the Silk Road ⓘ
military history of the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
military history of the Tang dynasty ⓘ
place Talas River ⓘ
relatedTo Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
Fergana Valley ⓘ
linked to: Ferghana Valley

Karluks ⓘ
linked to: Turkic peoples

Silk Road ⓘ
linked to: Silk Road routes

Talas River ⓘ
Tang dynasty ⓘ
Transoxiana ⓘ
result Abbasid victory ⓘ
consolidation of Muslim control in Transoxiana ⓘ
halt of Tang westward expansion in Central Asia ⓘ
significance contributed to decline of Tang influence in Central Asia ⓘ
facilitated westward transmission of papermaking technology ⓘ
marked the limit of Tang Chinese expansion into Central Asia ⓘ
shifted regional power balance toward the Abbasid Caliphate ⓘ
startDate 751-07-30 ⓘ
uncertainty exact location of battlefield is debated ⓘ
exact troop numbers are unknown ⓘ

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Tang dynasty → notableEvent → Battle of Talas ⓘ
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Early Muslim conquests → hasPart → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Arab–Chinese wars → hasPart → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Arab–Chinese wars → relatedEvent → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Karluk tribes → involvedIn → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Karluk tribes → switchedSidesIn → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Duan Xiushi → conflict → Tang–Abbasid conflicts in Central Asia ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Talas
Ziyad ibn Salih → conflict → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Ziyad ibn Salih → associatedWith → Abbasid–Tang conflicts ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Talas
Talas River → historicallyKnownFor → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Talas River → battleOccurredNear → Battle of Talas ⓘ
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Gao Xianzhi → notableFor → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Gao Xianzhi → battle → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Gao Xianzhi → battle → Battle of Talas River ⓘ
linked to: Battle of Talas
Tang imperial armies → engagedIn → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Karluk Turks → foughtIn → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Talass River region → knownFor → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Talass River region → hasEvent → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Tang Empire western frontier → conflict → Battle of Talas ⓘ
Talas Region → historicalEventSite → Battle of Talas ⓘ