Arab–Chinese wars

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The Arab–Chinese wars were a series of 8th-century military confrontations between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Tang dynasty over control of Central Asia and Silk Road trade routes.

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Arab–Chinese wars canonical 1
Arab–Tang relations 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf series of military conflicts
war
belligerent Abbasid Caliphate
Karluk allies
Tang dynasty
local Central Asian states
cause competition for control of Central Asian trade routes
rivalry for political influence in Central Asia
conflictBetween Abbasid Caliphate
Tang dynasty
conflictOver control of Central Asia
control of Silk Road trade routes
influence in Transoxiana
endTime late 8th century
hasPart Battle of Talas
historicalContext Islamic expansion into Central Asia
Tang dynasty western expansion
impact expansion of Islamic cultural influence in Central Asia
reduction of direct Chinese presence in Central Asia
reorientation of Silk Road trade networks
involvedParty Karluk Turks
Tibetan Empire
local Central Asian principalities
location Ferghana Valley
surface form: Fergana Valley

Talass River region
Transoxiana
mainTheater Central Asia
Silk Road regions
Transoxiana
opponent Abbasid Caliphate
Tang dynasty
partOf Arab–Chinese wars self-linksurface differs
surface form: Arab–Tang relations

history of the Silk Road
military history of the Abbasid Caliphate
military history of the Tang dynasty
predecessor Umayyad–Tang clashes in Central Asia
relatedEvent Arab conquests in Central Asia
surface form: Arab conquest of Transoxiana

Battle of Talas
Tang campaigns in Central Asia
result consolidation of Muslim control over Transoxiana
decline of Tang influence in Central Asia
shift of Silk Road trade influence toward Islamic polities
startTime 8th century
early 8th century
timePeriod early Islamic period
medieval period

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Battle of Talas conflictOf Arab–Chinese wars
Arab–Chinese wars partOf Arab–Chinese wars self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Arab–Tang relations