690

690 — China: 武則天廢睿宗,即帝位,改國號「周」,定都洛陽,史稱「武周」。同年,武則天創殿試

4 events. The text is the source chronology verbatim; the terms are in Sources & licenses. The grey lines above and below are the surrounding 2 years.

KoreaChinaTang dynasty 618–907JapanAsuka period 538–710United States
  • No events recorded for this year
  • 689신라 녹읍 폐지
  • 692신라 효소왕 즉위
  • 武則天廢睿宗,即帝位,改國號「周」,定都洛陽,史稱「武周」。同年,武則天創殿試。ZH
  • October — Wu Zetian starts the first official Palace Examination (dianshi 殿試)
  • Tibetan Empire defeats a Tang army at Issyk-Kul
  • October — Gaozong's wife Wu Zetian became emperor of the Tang dynasty. She was the only generally recognized female emperor in Chinese history.
  • 688Wu Zetian carries out killing of Tang princes and princesses
  • 689The ritual structure Mingtang (Hall of Brightness) is set up in Luoyang
  • 692Tang forces reconquer the Four Garrisons of Anxi from Tibetan Empire
  • 692Tang forces reconquered the Four Garrisons of Anxi from Tibet.
  • No events recorded for this year
  • 689Asuka Kiyomihara Code, incorporating a citizens registration and pestilence reporting system, is adopted.

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