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
Umayyad Caliphate
endTime mid 8th century
followedBy Abbasid–Tang relations
hasCause competition for influence over oasis states
control of Silk Road trade routes
regional hegemony in Central Asia
hasLocation Central Asia
Silk Road
linked to: Silk Road routes
hasParticipant Karluk tribes
Sogdian city-states
Tang dynasty
Tibetan Empire
Turgesh Khaganate
Turkic peoples
Umayyad Caliphate
local Iranian principalities
historicalRegion Transoxiana
Western Regions (Xiyu)
linked to: Western Regions
includesEvent Battle of Aksu (717)
Battle of Ferghana (717)
Battle of Talas
Turgesh–Umayyad conflicts
linked to: Arab–Turgesh wars
involves alliance-making with Turkic tribes
control of oasis kingdoms
proxy warfare through local rulers
mainTheater Ferghana Valley
Tarim Basin
Transoxiana
notableCommanderSide1 Umayyad generals in Khurasan
notableCommanderSide2 Tang generals in the Western Regions
opposingForce Tang dynasty
Umayyad Caliphate
partOf Arab–Chinese conflicts
precededBy Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
relatedTo Arab–Chinese relations
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 Tang–Arab conflicts
linked to: Umayyad–Tang clashes in Central Asia
Arab conquests in Central Asia result Arab–Chinese rivalry in Central Asia
linked to: Umayyad–Tang clashes in Central Asia