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The siege of Suiyang was a military campaign during the An Lushan rebellion, launched by the rebel Yan army to capture the city of Suiyang from forces loyal to the Tang dynasty. Although the battle was ultimately won by the Yan army, it suffered major attrition of manpower and time.
The Battle of Talas (Chinese: 怛羅斯戰役; pinyin: Dáluósī Zhànyì; Arabic: معركة نهر طلاس, romanized: Maʿrakat nahr Ṭalās) was an armed confrontation between the Abbasid Caliphate against the Tang dynasty in 751.
Pages in category "Battles involving the Tang dynasty" The following 29 pages are in this category, out of 29 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
The An Lushan rebellion was a civil war in China that lasted from 755 to 763, at the approximate midpoint of the Tang dynasty (618–907). It began as a commandery rebellion attempting to overthrow and replace the Tang government with the rogue Yan dynasty.
On 20 July, the two sides descended into battle. The Tang dynasty sent Li Shiji leading 15,000 infantry and cavalry to fight the Goguryeo army directly. But Tang general Zhangsun Wuji led 11,000 elite cavalry across the canyon from the north of the mountain to hit the rear of Goguryeo forces. In the battle, Taizong personally led 4,000 infantry ...
In 717 AD, the Umayyads along with their Turgesh and Tibetan allies besieged two cities in the Aksu region which was under Chinese protection. The commander of China's four Anxi garrisons in Central Asia, Tang Jiahui, sent two armies: one composed of Tang professionally-trained troops consisting of a mix of crossbowmen and spearmen led by Jiahui himself and the other composed of Karluk ...
The Battle of Xiangji Temple (Chinese: 香積寺之戰; pinyin: Xiāngjīsì zhī zhàn) was a major battle during the An Lushan rebellion. Tang forces launched the campaign to recapture the fallen Tang dynasty's capital Chang'an from the rebelling Yan dynasty. Tang forces were able to inflict heavy casualties upon the Yan army and force them ...
The siege of Yongqiu (雍丘之戰, pinyin: Yōngqiū zhī zhàn) was a siege for Yongqiu (current Qi County, Kaifeng) in 756 AD during the An Shi Rebellion, by the An Lushan rebels against the Tang army. The Tang army, led by Zhang Xun, finally won this battle.