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Battle of Talas

Type Event Region Central Asia Time 751

In 751 CE, a major battle erupted between the Tang dynasty's Anxi Protectorate and the Abbasid Caliphate near the Talas River in Central Asia.…

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  1. 751Talas River · KazakhstanGao Xianzhi led the Tang army on an expedition against Tashkent; the Abbasid and Tashkent allied forces met them at Talas. During the battle the Karluk tribes defected, and the Tang army was decisively defeated, with only a few thousand breaking through; the Tang dynasty's expansion in the Western Regions was checked as a result.

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