747

747 — China: Gao Xianzhi marches across the Pamirs with 10,000 men and conquers Little Balur (Gilgit), a client state of the Tibetan Empire

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KoreaNorthern and Southern States period 698–918ChinaTang dynasty 618–907JapanNara period 710–794United States
  • No events recorded for this year
  • Gao Xianzhi marches across the Pamirs with 10,000 men and conquers Little Balur (Gilgit), a client state of the Tibetan Empire
  • 745Tibetan Empire defeats a Tang army at the Stone City
  • 745Two Khitan tribes revolt and are defeated by An Lushan
  • 748Tang constructs a fortress on an island on the Qinghai Lake, pacifying the northern Qinghai region
  • 748Tang recaptures Suyab and destroys it
  • 749Longyou defense command under Geshu Han attacks Tibetan Empire and retakes the Stone City but suffers heavy casualties
  • 749The fubing system is all but abolished
  • No events recorded for this year
  • 745Establishment of the centralized rice tax system.
  • 749End of first smallpox epidemic.

covered from 1607