However, after Gao Xianzhi's defeat by the Caliphate and Karluks at the Battle of Talas (751), Chinese influence decreased rapidly and Tibetan influence began to increase again.
Men efter Gao Xianzhis nederlag til kalifatet og karlukkerne i slaget ved Talas (751) faldt den kinesiske indflydelse hurtigt, og tibetansk indflydelse begyndte at vokse igen.