Dates That Made History
751 - The Battle of Talas and Height of the Tang Dynasty
Directed by Juliette GarciasTV-PG
S2 • E17 Nov 29, 2020 27m7.6
This military encounter between the Abbasid Caliphate and its allies against the Tang Dynasty took place over control of the Syr Darya region, a key location along the Silk Road. The defection of the Karluks resulted in a Tang rout.
