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Khan of the Uyghurs, Bögü Qaghan, conquers Luoyang, the capital of the Chinese Empire

Khan of the Uyghurs, Bögü Qaghan, conquers Luoyang, the capital of the Chinese Empire

Khan of the Uyghurs, Bögü Qaghan, conquers Luoyang, the capital of the Chinese Empire

Events Before

  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

Events After

  1. BC Assyrians record a solar eclipse that will be used to fix the chronology of Mesopotamian history

    The chronology of the ancient Near East is a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties.

  2. Yax Pac [First Dawn] 16th and last ruler of the Maya K'inich Yax K'uk Mo' dynasty, ascends to the throne of Copán after

    Yax Pac [First Dawn] 16th and last ruler of the Maya K'inich Yax K'uk Mo' dynasty, ascends to the throne of Copán after the death of his father Smoke Shell - rules till 820

  3. Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an for 15 days, capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty

    Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an for 15 days, capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty

  4. K'inich K'uk' Bahlum becomes king of the Maya city of Palenque - its last known ruler before the city's collapse

    K'inich K'uk' Bahlum becomes king of the Maya city of Palenque - its last known ruler before the city's collapse

  5. Coffin of Ho-tse Shen-hui interred in a stupa built in China

    Coffin of Ho-tse Shen-hui interred in a stupa built in China

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