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The 14 pages that link to Battle of Talas, each with the reason it gives.

• Silk RoadRelated: Marks the westernization of Central Asia and a shift in who controlled the route's midsection.

• PaperRelated: A later tradition links captured Chinese papermakers to papermaking’s spread westward.

• Tibetan EmpireRelated: Tibetan alliances and regional rivalry formed part of the contest surrounding this battle.

• IslamizationRelated: It marks a contest over regional power during Islam's eastward expansion, though its later significance is debated.

• PapermakingRelated: A later tradition links captured Chinese papermakers to the spread of the craft westward after this battle.

• Battle of the ZabCompared with: It followed the revolution and shows the new Abbasid state confronting a different rival.

• Cai LunRelated: A later tradition links captured Chinese papermakers after this battle to papermaking’s westward spread.

• Islamization of Central AsiaBroader topic: It marked a shift in regional power, though it did not by itself convert Central Asia.

• Emperor Gaozong of TangCompared with: Fought after Gaozong’s death, it marked a later limit to Tang influence in Central Asia.

• Eurasian nomadsBroader topic: The encounter illustrates contests over influence at Central Asia's mobile frontier.

• Arab–Khazar warsCompared with: Unlike the Caucasus wars, this confrontation placed Abbasid and Chinese imperial forces face to face.

• Muslim conquest of TransoxianaRelated: It marks a later contest for influence in Central Asia, beyond the initial conquests.

• History of paperRelated: Later accounts connect captured Chinese papermakers to the establishment of papermaking in the Islamic world.

• TarazRelated: The battle places Taraz’s region within the shifting frontier of medieval empires.