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تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة
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تاريخ الإسلام والأنبياء والصحابة
معركة نهر طلاس التاريخية
40,000 Abbasid soldiers, Sogdians, and Karluk Turk allies — The sole direct military clash in history between the Islamic Caliphate and the Chinese Empire.
Several thousand casualties
30,000–50,000 elite Tang Chinese soldiers and Fergana auxiliaries
Over 20,000 Tang soldiers killed, thousands captured
For five days, the two great imperial armies clashed along the Talas River without decision. On the fifth day, the Karluk nomadic horsemen defected to the Muslim side and struck the Tang rear while Ziyad charged the front. The Chinese army disintegrated.
Pitched frontline combat between Tang elite crossbowmen and Abbasid cavalry.
Karluk Turks charged the Chinese rear flank, triggering catastrophic collapse.
Captive Chinese artisans built the first Islamic papermill in Samarkand, fueling the Golden Age.
Secured Transoxiana and Central Asia as an enduring heartland of Islamic scholarship (producing Bukhari, Muslim, Tirmidhi, Khwarizmi, Ibn Sina) and transmitted papermaking to the West.
Comprehensive chronicle of the Battle of the Talas River and Ziyad ibn Salih's triumph.
Documenting the transfer of paper technology from Chinese captives in Samarkand.
فتح بلاد السند (معركة أرور)
Established Islam permanently in the Indian subcontinent; earning Sindh the eternal title 'Bab-ul-Islam' (Gateway of Islam).
معركة ملاذكرد الخالدة
Sultan Alp Arslan routed the massive Byzantine army and captured Emperor Romanos IV, permanently opening Anatolia (Turkey) to Islam.