Battle of Ming Sha

The battle of Ming Sha was a major battle between the Tang dynasty and Second Turkic Khaganate which occurred in 707.

Battle of Ming Sha
Date707
Location
China
Result Göktürk victory
Belligerents
Second Turkic Khaganate Tang dynasty
Commanders and leaders
Qapaghan Qaghan
Kul Tigin
Bilge Qaghan		 Sha Zha Zhongyi
Strength
Unknown 80,000[1][2]
Casualties and losses
Unknown[3] at least 6,000[4] or up to 30,000[5][6]
  1. ^ Taşağıl, Ahmet (1993). "Kapgan Kagan (692-716)". Belleten. 57 (218): 51–70. doi:10.37879/belleten.1993.51. ISSN 0041-4255.
  2. ^ Kul Tigin Inscription, lines 33 and 34.
  3. ^ Taşağıl, Ahmet (1993). "Kapgan Kagan (692-716)". Belleten. 57 (218): 51–70. doi:10.37879/belleten.1993.51. ISSN 0041-4255.
  4. ^ Old Book of Tang "194A", quote: (中宗即位，默啜又寇靈州鳴沙縣。靈武軍大總管沙咤忠義拒戰久之，官軍敗績，死者六千餘人。).
  5. ^ New Book of Tang "7", quote: (十二月己卯，突厥默啜寇靈州鳴沙縣，靈武軍大總管沙吒忠義逆擊之，官軍敗績，死者三萬。); "215A", quote: (中宗始即位，入攻嗚沙，於是靈武軍大總管沙咤忠義與戰，不勝，死者幾萬人，……)
  6. ^ Liu Mau Tsai, Eastern Turks, p. 348.