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Battle of Talas
Battle of Talas was a battle fought in April AD 751 at Taraz, in what is now Kazakhstan. It was part of the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana, which ran from AD 673 to AD 751. The recorded result: Abbasid victory.
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Record
| Date | April AD 751 (month precision) | |
|---|---|---|
| Place | Taraz, Kazakhstan 42.525N, 72.233E | |
| Part of | Muslim conquest of Transoxiana (AD 673 to AD 751) | |
| Kind | Battle, medieval | |
| Result | Abbasid victory | |
| Territorial change | Consolidation of Abbasid rule in Transoxania; End of Tang presence in Transoxania | |
| Belligerents | Abbasid Caliphate; Tibetan Empire | Tang dynasty; Ferghana Kingdom; Karkota dynasty |
| Commanders | Al-Saffah; Abu Muslim; Ziyad ibn Salih | |
Nearest engagements
- Battle of Tashkent 1865, 270 km
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- Siege of Khujand 1220, 331 km
- Battle of Jaxartes 329 BC, 331 km
- Siege of the Sogdian Rock 327 BC, 334 km
In the same war
- Before: Battle of the Defile July AD 731
- All 3 engagements of Muslim conquest of Transoxiana
Battle of Talas is one of 83 engagements of the 8th century in the atlas and one of 6 in present-day Kazakhstan.
Sources
Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q492415, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Talas, revision 1381545201, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.