Battle of Talas
751
Abbasid and Tang armies clash in Central Asia.
- Type
- Battle
- Date
- 751
- Place
- Central Asia
Who was alive during Battle of Talas
- Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 685–762, emperor
- Wu Daozi c. 689–c. 759, painter
- Abu Hanifa c. 699–767, imam
- Wang Wei c. 699–761, poet
- Li Bai 701–762, poet
- Jaʽfar al-Sadiq c. 702–765, imam
- Malik ibn Anas c. 711–795, imam
- Du Fu 712–770, poet
- Pepin the Short c. 714–768, king
- Rabia of Basra c. 717–801, Sufi mystic
- Abd al-Rahman I 731–788, emir
- Charlemagne c. 748–814, emperor