The Demon King’s Downfall — Battle of Talas (751 AD)

Описание: The Demon King’s Downfall — Battle of Talas (751 AD)
The Demon King’s Downfall — Battle of Talas (751 AD)

Battle of Talas (751 AD) — the clash that pivoted Central Asia and the Silk Road.
From the betrayal at Tashkent (Shash) to Gao Xianzhi vs Ziyad ibn Salih, discover how a single Karluk switch shattered Tang lines — and how captured papermakers carried China’s secret west to Samarkand and Baghdad.
One battle. A world of ideas unlocked. ✨

Inside this video:
The 751 backdrop: Tang power at its height vs the rising Abbasids; Central Asia as the Silk Road hinge
Shash surrenders — and Gao breaks the code, sacks the city, and the king is executed in Chang’an
Ziyad ibn Salih seizes the moment; Abu Muslim greenlights action; two vast armies converge on Talas
Battle arrays: Tang crossbows, heavy cavalry, and Karluk allies vs a diverse Arab–Persian–Central Asian host
Opening volleys: devastating Tang crossbow fire; grinding infantry clash
Turning point — the Karluk betrayal from the rear breaks the Tang line
Li Siye’s sacrificial charge carves a path for Gao’s escape
The “prize” no one expected: papermakers carried west → Samarkand → Baghdad → House of Wisdom
Long-term impact: cheap paper → booming libraries, translation movement, science; geopolitics of the Silk Road reshaped

⏱️ Time Stamps:
0:00 Set-up: Central Asia 751, Talas valley, clash of civilizations
01:22 Tashkent (Shash) surrenders; Gao betrays terms and sacks the city
04:03 King of Shash executed in Chang’an; outrage spreads across Central Asia
05:09 Ziyad ibn Salih mobilizes; Abu Muslim approves; both empires march to Talas
07:01 Orders of battle: Tang regulars & Karluk allies vs Abbasid coalition
10:16 Opening volleys and brutal melee; Tang crossbows dominate range
12:45 Karluk treachery from the rear; Tang lines collapse
14:28 Li Siye leads a suicidal charge; Gao escapes the encirclement
15:13 Captured papermakers taken to Samarkand → Baghdad; paper tech spreads
20:31 House of Wisdom and the knowledge boom; China’s official silence and the long-term fallout

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