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An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Chinese Tan

An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Chinese Tang dynasty

An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Lushan Rebellion during the Chinese Tang dynasty

Events Before

  1. BC Romulus and Remus found Rome (traditional date)

    In Roman mythology, Romulus and Remus are twin brothers whose story tells of the events that led to the founding of the city of Rome and the Roman Kingdom by Romulus, following his fratricide of…

  2. Pope Stefanus II arrives in Ponthion

    Pope Stefanus II arrives in Ponthion

  3. Pact of Quierzy: Pope Stephen II and Pepin de Korte, King of France confirm support of previous peace treaties between R

    Pact of Quierzy: Pope Stephen II and Pepin de Korte, King of France confirm support of previous peace treaties between Romans and Lombards, and lay groundwork for establishment of the Papal States

  4. Friezen robbers murder Bishop Boniface (later Saint) and over 50 companions near Dokkum

    Friezen robbers murder Bishop Boniface (later Saint) and over 50 companions near Dokkum

  5. Pope Stephen II re-annoints Pepin de Korte (the Short) as King of France

    Pope Stephen II re-annoints Pepin de Korte (the Short) as King of France

Events After

  1. Abd-al-Rahman I becomes emir of Cordova, Spain

    Abd-al-Rahman I becomes emir of Cordova, Spain

  2. Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II as Pope Paul I

    Paolo Orsini replaces his brother Pope Stephen II as Pope Paul I

  3. St Paul I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

    St Paul I begins his reign as Catholic Pope

  4. Diplomatic dispute at Tang Chinese capital Chang'an when Abbasid Arabs and Uyghur Turks both arrive to offer tribute. Se

    Diplomatic dispute at Tang Chinese capital Chang'an when Abbasid Arabs and Uyghur Turks both arrive to offer tribute. Settlement reached when both enter at same time through two different gates.

  5. 14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

    14th recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet

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