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Battle of Talas

751 battle between the Abbasid Caliphate and the Chinese Tang dynasty
Event battle Q492415
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Summary

Battle of Talas is a battle[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of battle entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,100 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Country: Kazakhstan[3], Kyrgyzstan[4]
  • Location: Talas River[5], Taraz[6], Talas[7]
  • Part of: Muslim conquest of Transoxiana[8]
  • Start time: May 751[9]
  • End time: September 751[10]
  • Participant: Abbasid Caliphate[11], Tibetan Empire[12], Tang dynasty[13]

Why It Matters

Battle of Talas has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Related Entities

Abbasid Caliphate Kazakhstan Kyrgyzstan Talas Talas River

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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