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Talas War              

        
        In the great Talas battle (751) that took place between the Islamic forces that were reinforced by Karluk people and Chinese people, the Chinese people were totally defeated. This war ended up with the capture of Tarim basin by the Uighur people. Upon this war, China retreated from the Central Asia. Therefore, some important events took place in China. The most important event was the capture of Lo-yang (755) and C'ang-an (757) by a commander named as An-lu-şan who had a Turkish mother with his forces composed of 200 thousands of people. Then, he declared his empire. Mo-yen-çur supported the T'ang emperor, Su-stung. He recaptured Lo-yang (757). Therefore, China guaranteed to submit an annual amount of 200 thousands of silk rolls to the Uighur people.

 

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