The Battle Hostile_encounter of the Baggage ( ) was fought Hostile_encounter between the forces Military_operation of the Umayyad Caliphate and the Turkic Türgesh tribes in September/October 737 .

The `` Day of Thirst '' ( , `` Yawm al-aṭash '' ) is the name Name_conferral traditionally given in Name_conferral Arabic historiography to a battle fought Hostile_encounter in 724 between the Turkic Türgesh khaganate and the Umayyad Caliphate on the banks of the river Jaxartes , in Transoxiana ( in modern Tajikistan , Central Asia ) .

The conquest Conquering of the Western Turks , known as the Western Tujue in Chinese sources , was a military campaign Military_operation in 657 led by the Tang Dynasty general Su Dingfang against the Western Turkic Khaganate ruled Control by Ashina Helu .

Su Dingfang commanded Control the main army dispatched Sending against the Western Turks , while the Turkic generals Ashina Mishe and Ashina Buzhen led Bringing the side divisions .

Puppet qaghans , the Turkic title for ruler , and military garrisons were installed Placing to administer Control the newly acquired Getting territories .

Later on , Turkic revolts Change_of_leadership ended Process_end Chinese hegemony beyond the Pamir Mountains in modern Tajikistan and Afghanistan , but a Tang military presence remained Temporary_stay in Dzungaria and the Tarim Basin .

Turkic culture and language spread Dispersal into Central Asia , as did artistic and political influences Influence from the Tang Dynasty .

Many of the Tang generals and soldiers stationed Placing in the region were ethnically Turkic , and the prevalence of Indo-European languages in Central Asia declined Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale with acceleration Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of Turkic migration .

Many of the Tang generals and soldiers stationed Placing in the region were ethnically Turkic , and the prevalence of Indo-European languages in Central Asia declined Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale with acceleration Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale of Turkic migration .

In the 6th century the Turkic Khaganate was established Creating .

Uyghur power declined Cause_change_of_position_on_a_scale , and three main regional kingdoms vied Competition for power around Xinjiang , namely the Buddhist Uyghur Kara-Khoja , the Turkic Muslim Kara-Khanid , and the Iranian Buddhist Khotan .

Eventually , the Turkic Muslim Kara-Khanids prevailed Conquering and Islamized the region .

In the 13th century was part of the Mongol Empire , where-after Turkic people prevailed Conquering again .

The Burmese referred Name_conferral to the invaders as the `` Taruk '' ( after the central Asian Turkic troops that largely made up Becoming_a_member the Mongol invasion army ) ; today , the term `` Taruk '' ( ) refers to the Han Chinese instead .