Battle of Aksu (717)
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Tang dynasty Karluks Western Turks |
Umayyad Caliphate Tibetan Empire Turgesh allies | ||||||
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Tang Jiahui Ashina Xin Ashina Xian |
Al-Yashkuri, (Arab commander) Turgesh Khan Suluk. | ||||||
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.