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What would ramifications of the Tang victory at the Battle of Talas would be? I am already aware of the argument that in geopolitical terms this battle was not as decisive as some historians argue. But what would the immediate consequences of such outcome would be for Central Asia and the neighbouring regions would be? Would Tang victory increase their prestige, so that the Turkic states in the region would align themselves with Tang dynasty? Would this victory stop the Abbasid advance? If for example them losing most of their forces would it discourage them from expanding further. According to wikipedia Karluk mercenaries the Tang army and switched sides in the course of this conflict. Would them being loyal to Tang make them open to more Chinese influences? If we also would believe that the An Lushan rebellion begins roughly at the same it would allow the Turkic satelite state, maybe Karluks to move into the Trasnoxiana region? In other threads regarding this topic, I found ideas that in long term the defeat of Abbasids may encourage Zoroastrian revolt or resurgence? At roughly the same time Khurshid of Tabarestan, Dabuyid ruler of said region, which retained its independence in more than hundred years of until being submitted to become a vassal before the said battle. The population of Iran was still majority Zoroastrian, so if Khurshid rebels and tries to gather support from the rural Iranian populations would Iranian resurgence possible? Or such butterflies are too implausible?
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