Draft:Battle of Dulu

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Battle of Dulu
Date 801 A.D. Location Northeast of Li County, Sichuan Result Nanzhao-Tang victory
Belligerents
Tang dynasty Nanzhao Dynasty	Tibetan Empire Arabs slaves soldiers of the Abbasid Caliphate
Commanders and leaders
Wei Gao	Lun Mangre
Strength
20,000 Nanzhao Forces 30,000 Tang Forces	260,000
Casualties and losses
unknown	~ 20,000 killed 10,000 People were beheaded

The Battle of Du Lu was a battle between the Tang and Nanzhao forces against the Tibetan Empire and Abbasid volunteer soldiers that took place at Lu Shui in the spring of the 17th year of Zhenyuan Period of Tang Dynasty (801).

Wei Gao, the governor of Jiannan and Xichuan, and Yi Mouxun, the king of Nanzhao, jointly attacked the Empire of Tibet. The Arabs sent troops to support Tibet. One night, the Tang Dynasty coalition forces crossed the Lu River and destroyed the enemy's main force. After the battle, the Book of Tang says that:

"the Kang, the Abassids Arabs and other soldiers and the Tibet chieftains all surrendered, and 20,000 heads of armor were captured"

This battle was a major event in the introduction of Islam into China through military means.

The Attack

Nanzhao sought to attack Tibet and regained the city of Kunming. also defeated the Shiman and Shunman, captured their kings. Because they were determined to move some barbarians, they were assigned to their hometown of Xicuan in Kunshan. They destroyed the Mangman barbarians, plundered the Dongman barbarians and Hanshang barbarians, and established northeastern Yunnan.