<P> Paper spread to Korea in the 4th century . </P> <P> Paper spread to Japan in the 5th century . </P> <P> Paper spread to India in the 7th century . However, the use of paper was not widespread there until the 12th century . </P> <P> After the defeat of the Chinese in the Battle of Talas in 751 (present day Kyrgyzstan), the invention spread to the Middle East . </P>

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