642
642 — Korea: Bojang of Goguryeo, accession
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| KoreaThree Kingdoms of Korea 57 BC–660 | ChinaTang dynasty 618–907 | JapanAsuka period 538–710 | United States |
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- Bojang of Goguryeo, accession
- 백제와 신라의 대야성 전투에서 백제가 승리KO
- 고구려의 연개소문이 정변을 일으켜 정권을 장악, 보장왕이 즉위KO
| - No events recorded for this year
- 640Tang campaign against Karakhoja: Tang defeated and annexed Gaochang.
- 640The Protectorate General to Pacify the West was established.
- 640Tang campaign against Karakhoja: Hou Junji conquers Karakhoja and annexes Gaochang (Turpan, Xinjiang); the Protectorate General to Pacify the West is created
- 640Gar Tongtsen Yulsung of the Tibetan Empire arrives in Tang with tribute and successfully requests for a princess bride
- 641Emperor Taizong's campaign against Xueyantuo
- 641唐派文成公主與吐蕃贊普松贊干布通婚。
- 643Crown Prince Li Chengqian is deposed
- 643Taizong commissioned Yan Liben to paint portraits of his officials at Lingyan Pavilion.
- 644Emperor Taizong of Tang starts preparations for a campaign against Goguryeo
- 644Tang campaigns against Karasahr: Tang general Guo Xiaoke attacks Karasahr and achieves military victory but Karasahr remains a vassal of the Western Turkic Khaganate
- 644Aksu (Gumo) submits to Tang
| - No events recorded for this year
| covered from 1607 |