Year: 2024
Type: article
Abstract: The article is devoted to the analysis of the main components of The Battle Talas/Atlakh in 751, in which the combinedmilitary forces of the Arabs and the Karluk Turks defeated the Chinese army of the Tang Empire. This historic battle defineda new political order in Central Asia and terminated of China's military expansion. A comparative analysis of written sourcesof Arabic and Chinese origin published by scholars is presented. It is proposed to consider the territory of the Talas militarycampaign as a «landscape of warfare conflict». The author's map of the reconstruction of the routes of the Arab and Chinesetroops and the battle field was created on the basis of this methodological provision. Defining the landscape of a warfareconflict is a way to thoroughly study this event in the history of Central Asia. The memorialization of the Talas battle field willallow it to be included in the protected area for use in enlightening, educational and tourist purposes.
Source: Qazaq historical review.
Authors: Эмма Р. Усманова, Михаил А. Антонов
Institution: Karaganda Buketov University
Language: English
Topic: Eurasian Exchange Networks
Subfield: Anthropology
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4409979256