Battle of Aksu (717)
The Battle of Aksu (Chinese: 撥換城之戰; Arabic: معركة أقسو) was fought between the Umayyad Caliphate, and their Turgesh and Tibetan allies, against the Tang dynasty, and their Karluk and Western Turk allies. In 717 AD, the Umayyads, guided by their Turgesh allies, besieged Buat-ɦuɑn (Aksu) and Dai-dʑiᴇk-dʑiᴇŋ (Uqturpan) in the Aksu region of Xinjiang. Tang troops backed by their protectorates in the region attacked and routed the besieging Umayyads forcing them to retreat.
| Battle of Aksu | |||||||
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Tang dynasty Karluks |
Umayyad Caliphate Tibetan Empire Turgesh allies | ||||||
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Tang Jiahui Ashina Xin Ashina Xian |
Al-Yashkuri, (Arab Umayyad commander) Turgesh Khan Suluk. | ||||||
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| light | Unknown but more than the half | ||||||
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