The Greatest Decisive Battle In Whole History

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Greatest battle is the battle of Talas, where Muslim troops defeated the Chinese Army and their allies.

Result: Opened the door of Islam to Central Asia, Hence!! Turkic tribes became Muslim, hence!! they build their current glory history. From nomadic steppe grazing tribes to Seljuks & Ottoman empires.

Outstanding addition (not to mention a way too unkown battle in the West) cog gec.

No question that the Arab victory (I think they outnumbered the Chinese by more than 3 to 1) had huge ramifications on the future. The Arabs were put in a position to extend their Islamic influence throughout central Asia and take control of the important silk routes. The Chinese lost a good amount of power and their westward advance was halted. Muslim shipping in the Indian Ocean improved, which restricted the ocean's contacts with Hinduism and Buddhism. But the Muslims were never able to take control of the Himalayan northern borderlands, and much internal strife ensued among them. Paper manufacturing was first spread to Samarkand and Baghdad, then from there carried to Damascus, Cairo, and Morocco, and finally entered Europe through Italy and Spain. This was transmitted when Chinese prisoners who knew how to make paper, which was discovered in China at least 650 years earlier, were taken by the Arabs at the Talas River. Battle of Talas also led to the An-Lushan rebellion, which broke out in 755. This event paralyzed China for years and weakened the T'ang dynasty until it collapsed a century and a half later. 

Another big one was Manzikert, fought in 1071. Alp Arslan's defeat of the Byzantines left Asia Minor open for him, and Europe probably felt the Byzantines were not capable of checking the Muslims, leading to the crusades.

Thanks Spartan JKM   

^cok gec....

Please check your facts. After Talas, door of islam did not open to Central Asia. Probably you were educated in Turkey as far as I can see.

The problem comes with a misinterpretation of Barthold' s papers. Talas removed the Turkic and Chinese peril from Transoxianna (Maveraunnehir) which is Iranic Central Asia.

Even after 400 years later than Talas, Karluk Turks were still Nestorian Christians.

Conversion of Turks to Islam is just happened with the massive missionaries and Satuk Bugra Khans decisions. Turkic embracements started in 900s... These little clans/subclans immigrated to Persia, later they will establish the Ghaznawid Empire.

I have always wondered why people make such a great deal with Talas.  Talas had no bearing on the Chinese withdrawal from Central Asia.  The Tang Army had around 300,000 border troops, but only 30,000 were used at Talas.  The Korean general who commanded the army at Talas was never demoted, thus showing the relative little importance of the battle.  The Tang Empire retained its garrisons in Central Asia and East Turkestan after Talas. 

It was the Anlushan Rebellon in A.D.753, two years after Talas, by 150,000 border troops, and the subsequent civil war and warlord struggle that prevented the Tang Empire from logistically maintaining its garrisons in Central Asia and East Turkestan, and many of them fell to Tubo.

In my opinion, the most decisive battle in whole history is the battle of Metaurus. This battle is decisive for Europe destiny and very interesting for risky tactics of a great forgotten man, the consul Claudius Nero.