Battle of Aksu

When

717

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

41.18° N, 80.28° E

Description

battle between Umayyad Caliphate against China's Tang dynasty

Placed at the town its title names, Aksu.

Battle between the Umayyad Caliphate and the Tang dynasty

The Battle of Aksu was fought between the Umayyad Caliphate, and their Turgesh and Tibetan allies, against the Tang dynasty, and their Karluk and Western Turk allies. On 15th August, 717 AD, the Umayyads, guided by their Turgesh allies, besieged Aksu (Buat-ɦuɑn) and Uqturpan (Dai-dʑiᴇk-dʑiᴇŋ) in the Aksu region of Xinjiang.

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