Atlas of Battles

war, 8 engagements

Battles of the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana

The atlas places 8 engagements of the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana (AD 673 to AD 751): 8 battles across 4 present-day countries, most in Uzbekistan (4), Afghanistan (2), Tajikistan (1). The most widely documented: Battle of Talas.

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Battle of BukharaBattle of SamarkandDay of ThirstBattle of BaykandBattle of the DefileBattle of the BaggageBattle of KharistanBattle of TalasDay of ThirstBattle of BaykandBattle of the DefileBattle of the BaggageBattle of KharistanBattle of TalasTashkentMashhadDushanbeBishkekSamarkandKashgarAndijanShymkentMazar-i-SharifTaraz500 km39.229N, 68.152E
8 placed engagements, coloured by era. Present-day coastlines; ringed marks are the most widely documented.

Engagements by year

AD 709: 1 engagementsAD 712: 1 engagementsAD 724: 1 engagementsAD 729: 1 engagementsAD 731: 1 engagementsAD 737: 2 engagements2 in AD 737AD 751: 1 engagementsAD 709AD 751
8 dated engagements, one bar per year, coloured by era.

The war in time order

Battle of Bukhara, AD 709Battle of Samarkand, AD 712Day of Thirst, AD 724Battle of Baykand, AD 729Battle of the Defile, AD 731Battle of the Baggage, AD 737Battle of Kharistan, AD 737Battle of Talas, AD 751AD 709AD 751
One tick per dated engagement; taller ticks are more widely documented. Each tick is a link.

Engagements by date

DateEngagementPlaceResult
AD 709Battle of BukharaBukhara, UzbekistanUmayyad victory
AD 712Battle of SamarkandSamarkand, UzbekistanUmayyad victory
AD 724Day of ThirstKhujand, TajikistanTürgesh victory
AD 729Battle of BaykandPaikend, UzbekistanUmayyad victory
July AD 731Battle of the DefileUzbekistan
AD 737Battle of the BaggageAmu Darya, AfghanistanTürgesh victory
AD 737Battle of KharistanAfghanistanUmayyad victory; End of Türgesh offensive in Khorasan and Transoxania
April AD 751Battle of TalasTaraz, KazakhstanAbbasid victory

Engagements are the Wikidata records placed within the Muslim conquest of Transoxiana (or a campaign of it) that carry coordinates; actions without coordinates are not shown.