The governor of Transoxiana ordered Ziyad ibn Salih to this battle, which resulted in the capture of Tou Huan, who was later brought to Baghdad.
An earlier battle with the same name took place in 36 BCE during the Xiongnu War and featured the destruction of a small empire that may have employed Roman mercenaries and adopted Roman tactics. Prior to this battle, the King of Ferghana fled to Kucha, and one commander at this battle sheltered and then beheaded the King of Chach. During this battle, the troops of Bahanna were fought off by Li Siye, who facilitated an escape criticized by Duan Xiushi after the defection of a group of Qarluq mercenaries. It was fought near the town of Aulie-Ata, and Ibn al-Athir was the first historian from one side to write about this battle, several hundred years after it ended with the Korean Lord of the Mountains, Gao Xianshi, in full retreat across the Pamirs. The governor of Transoxiana ordered Ziyad ibn Salih to this battle, which resulted in the capture of Tou Huan, who was later brought to Baghdad. For 10 points, identify this ? 751 CE battle between Abbasids and the Tang Dynasty, fought near a namesake river in Central Asia, and responsible for the dissemination of paper into the Arab world.
An earlier battle with the same name took place in 36 BCE during the Xiongnu War and featured the destruction of a small empire that may have employed Roman mercenaries and adopted Roman tactics.
Battle of the {Talas} River