History
During the Battle of Talas (named after the river) in 751, the combined Arab, and Turkic forces defeated the invading Tang Chinese blocking Tang Dynasty's westward expansion.
The Chinese monk Xuanzang arrived from the Chui river to Talas during one of his journeys.
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