alleryWhich caliphate stopped Chinese westward expansion at the Battle of Talas in 751?
AUmayyad
BAbbasid
CFatimid
DOttoman
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Abbasid
1. Tang China pushed west into Central Asia.
2. The Abbasid Caliphate halted it at Talas in 751.
3. The Umayyads had expanded earlier; the Fatimids and Ottomans were not involved.
_Source: Wikipedia, Silk Road, Islamic era (8th–13th centuries)_
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