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{{Battle Infobox | {{Battle Infobox | ||
|prev = [[Battle of Philippi]] | |prev = [[Battle of Philippi]] | ||
|next = [[An Lushan Rebellion]] | |next = [[An Lushan Rebellion]] | ||
|conflict = {{Wiki|Muslim conquest of Transoxiana}} | |conflict = {{Wiki|Muslim conquest of Transoxiana}} | ||
|date = May–September 751 | |date = May–September 751 | ||
|place = Talas River, {{Wiki|Kyrgyzstan}} | |place = Talas River, {{Wiki|Kyrgyzstan}} | ||
|side1 = [[Abbasid Caliphate]]<br>{{Wiki|Tibetan Empire}} | |side1 = [[Abbasid Caliphate]]<br>{{Wiki|Tibetan Empire}} | ||
|side2 = [[Tang dynasty]]<br>[[Karluks|Karluk]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] | |side2 = [[Tang dynasty]]<br>[[Karluks|Karluk]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] | ||
|commanders1 = [[Gao Xianzhi]]<br>{{Wiki|Li Siye}}<br>{{Wiki|Duan Xiushi}} | |commanders1 = {{Wiki|Abu Muslim}}<br>Ziyad ibn Salih | ||
|commanders2 = [[Gao Xianzhi]]<br>{{Wiki|Li Siye}}<br>{{Wiki|Duan Xiushi}} | |||
|forces1 = 200,000 | |forces1 = 200,000 | ||
|forces2 = 30,000-100,000 | |forces2 = 30,000-100,000 | ||
|casual1 = Unknown | |casual1 = Unknown | ||
|casual2 = 20,000-30,000 | |casual2 = 20,000-30,000 | ||
}} | |name=Battle of Talas}} | ||
The '''Battle of Talas''' was a military engagement at the Talas River in {{Wiki|Kyrgyzstan}} between the Arab [[Abbasid Caliphate]] supported by the {{Wiki|Tibetan Empire}} and the [[China|Chinese]] [[Tang dynasty]]. The battle ended with a decisive Abbasid victory after the [[Karluks|Karluk]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] who had enlisted with the Tang suddenly betrayed them on the fifth day, putting end to the Tang's westward expansion.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty 8|Chapter 8]] | The '''Battle of Talas''' was a military engagement at the Talas River in {{Wiki|Kyrgyzstan}} between the Arab [[Abbasid Caliphate]] supported by the {{Wiki|Tibetan Empire}} and the [[China|Chinese]] [[Tang dynasty]]. The battle ended with a decisive Abbasid victory after the [[Karluks|Karluk]] [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] who had enlisted with the Tang suddenly betrayed them on the fifth day, putting end to the Tang's westward expansion.<ref>''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' – [[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty 8|Chapter 8]]</ref> | ||
==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
*''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' | *''[[Assassin's Creed: Dynasty]]'' | ||
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The Battle of Talas was a military engagement at the Talas River in Kyrgyzstan between the Arab Abbasid Caliphate supported by the Tibetan Empire and the Chinese Tang dynasty. The battle ended with a decisive Abbasid victory after the Karluk mercenaries who had enlisted with the Tang suddenly betrayed them on the fifth day, putting end to the Tang's westward expansion.[1]
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