Battle of Talas (751 CE)

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:battle
gptkbp:casualties heavy on Tang side
unknown on Abbasid side
gptkbp:combatant gptkb:Abbasid_Caliphate
gptkb:Tang_dynasty
gptkb:Tibetan_Empire_(allied_with_Abbasids)
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Gao_Xianzhi
gptkb:Ziyad_ibn_Salih
gptkbp:date 751 CE
gptkbp:historicalSource Arab historical records
Chinese historical records
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Battle of Talas (751 CE)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Central_Asia
gptkb:Talas_River
gptkbp:notableEvent defection of Karluk Turks from Tang to Abbasid side
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Tang–Abbasid_conflicts
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Silk_Road
Chinese papermaking
gptkbp:result Abbasid victory
gptkbp:significance halted Tang westward expansion
spread of papermaking to the Islamic world
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Taraz
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5