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Emperor Taizong commissions artist Yan Liben to paint the portraits of 24 different emperors and 18 noted scholars for the Portraits at Lingyan Pavilion.
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Emperor Gaozong commissions the compilation of a large materia medica documenting the use of 833 medicinal drugs.
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Two Chinese Buddhist monks, Zhi Yu and Zhi You, craft a mechanical South Pointing Chariot for Japanese Emperor Tenji.
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Approximate date for the creation of the Dunhuang map, an astronomical chart
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Yi Xing invents a water-powered celestial globe featuring an escapement mechanism and striking clock.
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Battle of Talas; this battle marks the beginning of the westward transmission of the ancient Chinese papermaking process.
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Compilation of the Tongdian history and encyclopedia by Du You is complete.
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Zhu Wen overthrows the Tang Dynasty and initiates the Later Liang
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A Uyghur Turk sues the son of a Tang grand general who had failed to repay a debt of 11 million government-issued copper coins. Emperor Wenzong hears the news and is so upset that he not only banishes the general, but also attempts to ban all trade between Chinese and foreigners except for trade in livestock. This ban is unsuccessful and trade with foreigners resumes, especially in maritime affairs overseas.
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An enormous flood along the Grand Canal and on the North China Plain kills tens of thousands of people.
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