Central Asian political transformations after the Battle of Talas (751–900 CE)

1. Battle of Talas shifts frontier politics

   Jan 1, 751Labels: Battle of, Abbasid Caliphate, Tang Dynasty

   • Battle Talas
   • Britannica Silk
   • Britannica Abbasid

2. An Lushan Rebellion weakens Tang western defenses

   Dec 16, 755Labels: An Lushan, Tang Dynasty

   • An Lushan
   • Britannica Tang

3. Uyghur Khaganate controls steppe routes and Tang trade terms

   Jan 1, 762Labels: Uyghur Khaganate, Tang Dynasty

   • Uyghur Khanate
   • History Xinjiang

4. Tibet briefly captures Chang’an during Tang crisis

   Nov 18, 763Labels: Tibet, Chang'an

   • An Lushan
   • Britannica Tibet

5. Karluks expand power in Jetysu

   Jan 1, 766Labels: Karluks, Jetysu

   • Karluks
   • Qazaqstan Tarihy

6. Tang loses Tarim Basin protectorates to Tibetan advances

   Jan 1, 790Labels: Tibet, Tarim Basin

   • Taizong West
   • Phersu Atlas

7. Samanid family gains provincial rule under Abbasid authority

   Jan 1, 819Labels: Samanid family, Abbasid Caliphate

   • Britannica Samanid
   • Samanid Empire

8. Tahirids established as semi-autonomous Abbasid rulers in Khurasan

   Jan 1, 821Labels: Tahirids, Khurasan

   • Britannica Tahirid
   • Britannica Abbasid

9. Saffarid rise pressures Abbasid and Tahirid control in the east

   Jan 1, 873Labels: Saffarids, Sistan

   • Britannica Tahirid
   • Britannica Saffarid

10. Isma'il ibn Ahmad unifies Samanid rule and shifts capital to Bukhara

    Jan 1, 892Labels: Isma'il ibn, Bukhara

    • Britannica Samanid
    • Samanid Empire

11. Samanids defeat Saffarids at Balkh and secure Khurasan

    Jan 1, 900Labels: Samanids, Balkh

    • Britannica Samanid
    • Battle Balkh

12. Samanid silver links Central Asia to the Volga and Northern Europe

    Jan 1, 900Labels: Samanid dirhams, Volga trade

    • Britannica Samanid
    • Histoire Mesure