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EPISODE · Oct 20, 2022 · 17 MIN

Battle of Talas

from The Master of Demon Gorge: A Chinese History Podcast · host William Han

In 751 A.D., the forces of Tang China, led by a Korean general, met a distant foe on a battlefield in what is now Kyrgyzstan: the Muslims of the Abbasid Caliphate.What resulted was a key turning point in human history, though one seldom appreciated in the Western world.Support the show

In 751 A.D., the forces of Tang China, led by a Korean general, met a distant foe on a battlefield in what is now Kyrgyzstan: the Muslims of the Abbasid Caliphate. What resulted was a key turning point in human history, though one seldom appreciated in the Western world. Support the show

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