Relations of Karluk People with Arabians and China and the Talas War   

         
         In this period, the Turgiş Khanate that had stopped the Emevi-Arabian advance in the west was on the verge of collapse. Therefore, the historical duty of the protection of the Central Asian Turkish countries was undertaken by Karluk people for this time. Actually, the region of Transoxania was under the Arabian influence again and there were some Arabian movements for advance that were observed beyond the Seyhun River. However, it was difficult to observe the Emevi invader characteristics pertaining to the ancient period any longer.

 

         As a matter of fact, the Abbasi propaganda that accelerated its pace gradually disseminated the thoughts about the abolition of the discrimination among all the Muslim peoples and the equality instead of the privileged principle of the Emevi people based on "conquests in the name of the Arabian nation". Therefore, the gradual diminution of the Arabian pressure led the Chinese people to consider that there was a vacancy of domination in the Central Asia. Thus, the Chinese people wanted to invigorate their ancient policies about the Central Asia and to recapture the region including the lands of the Karluk people.

 

         To this effect, the famous Talas War took place as a result of these activities (in July 751). Karluk people had taken side with T'ang dynasty until this war that took place between the Muslims and the Chinese people. However, they collaborated with the Arabians at the last moment against the Chinese policy that revealed itself day by day. Therefore, they caused the total defeat of the Chinese people. The western region extending from the Tarim basin was captured by Karluk people while the eastern region belonged to the Uighur people. Therefore, this war ended up with the provision of the Turkish domination in the Central Asia again. Pursuant to this Chinese defeat as a result of this war, there were great civil wars that took place in China and China could not even get interested with the west any longer.