Umayyad–Tang clashes in Central Asia

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The Umayyad–Tang clashes in Central Asia were a series of early medieval military confrontations between the Arab Umayyad Caliphate and China’s Tang dynasty over influence and control along the Silk Road.

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instanceOf military conflict
series of battles
conflictBetween Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
endTime mid 8th century
followedBy Abbasid–Tang relations NERFINISHED
hasCause competition for influence over oasis states
control of Silk Road trade routes
regional hegemony in Central Asia
hasLocation Central Asia NERFINISHED
Silk Road NERFINISHED
hasParticipant Karluk tribes NERFINISHED
Sogdian city-states
Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
Tibetan Empire NERFINISHED
Turgesh Khaganate NERFINISHED
Turkic peoples NERFINISHED
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
local Iranian principalities
historicalRegion Transoxiana NERFINISHED
Western Regions (Xiyu) NERFINISHED
includesEvent Battle of Aksu (717) NERFINISHED
Battle of Ferghana (717) NERFINISHED
Battle of Talas NERFINISHED
Turgesh–Umayyad conflicts NERFINISHED
involves alliance-making with Turkic tribes
control of oasis kingdoms
proxy warfare through local rulers
mainTheater Ferghana Valley NERFINISHED
Tarim Basin NERFINISHED
Transoxiana NERFINISHED
notableCommanderSide1 Umayyad generals in Khurasan GENERATED
notableCommanderSide2 Tang generals in the Western Regions GENERATED
opposingForce Tang dynasty NERFINISHED
Umayyad Caliphate NERFINISHED
partOf Arab–Chinese conflicts
precededBy Muslim conquest of Transoxiana NERFINISHED
relatedTo Arab–Chinese relations NERFINISHED
Islamic expansion
Tang dynasty foreign relations
history of the Silk Road
resultedIn decline of direct Tang power in Central Asia
shift of influence in Central Asia toward Muslim powers
strengthening of Muslim control over Transoxiana
startTime early 8th century
timePeriod early Middle Ages

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Arab–Chinese wars predecessor Umayyad–Tang clashes in Central Asia
Gao Xianzhi associatedWith Umayyad–Tang clashes in Central Asia
this entity surface form: Tang–Arab conflicts