How the Turks become Muslims? Battle of Talas and al-Andalus (Iberia)

How the Turks become Muslims? Battle of Talas and al-Andalus (Iberia)
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How the Turks become Muslims? Battle of Talas and al-Andalus (Iberia) . There is an old saying about how a butterfly flapping its wings on one side of the world can start a storm on the other. Well, history’s got its own version of that tale. What if I told you that a battle fought far from our shores between the forces of Islam and Asia sparked a chain of events that dramatically shaped the Europe we know today? It might seem like a distant event with little connection to our everyday lives, but this old skirmish set off a series of changes that are still felt in modern Europe. Intrigued? Sit back and let me take you through how this distant conflict turned the page on Western history forever.

How the Turks become Muslims? Battle of Talas and al-Andalus (Iberia) . After Prophet Muhammad's passing in 632, the Muslim community, led by the first four caliphs—who we now call the Rashidun Caliphs—embarked on a series of ambitious campaigns that spanned several decades. Under their leadership, the Muslims expanded their influence dramatically, stretching across the Middle East, North Africa, and even farther.
The Byzantine Empire, or the Eastern Roman Empire as it's often called, lost some of its most crucial Middle Eastern territories, including Syria and Egypt, especially after the pivotal Battle of Yarmouk in 636. If you're interested, we’ve got a video covering that clash in detail. Check out our channel for a deeper dive.

How the Turks become Muslims? Battle of Talas and al-Andalus (Iberia) . On the other front, the once-mighty Sassanian Empire, which had stood as a formidable power, was entirely overrun, finally collapsing by 651.
When the Umayyad Dynasty took over around 661, the expansion didn’t miss a beat. The Muslims continued pushing westward, sweeping across North Africa and into the Iberian Peninsula. By 711, they had started their conquest of Spain, and before long, most of what we now recognize as Spain and Portugal had fallen under Muslim rule.
Meanwhile, in the east, the Umayyads weren’t idle either. They advanced into Central Asia. Yet, Central Asia wasn’t like the other regions the Arab armies had conquered before. This place was different—a real challenge. Unlike the more unified lands they had subdued earlier, Central Asia was a patchwork of various peoples. You had sedentary Iranian groups living in small kingdoms and city-states, and then there were the Turkic tribes roaming the steppes.
The Arabs had to deal with a bunch of petty states, each putting up its own fight. Resistance was fierce and constant, and there were uprisings popping up left and right for the next 50 years. It was a tough nut to crack, but they kept at it, slowly but surely bringing key oasis cities like Merv, Tashkent, and Samarkand under their control. With Merv as a base, the Arabs pushed further, conquering Bukhara, the Ferghana Valley, and reaching Kashgar, near the Chinese-Kyrgyz border.
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