748
748 — China: Tang constructs a fortress on an island on the Qinghai Lake, pacifying the northern Qinghai region
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| KoreaNorthern and Southern States period 698–918 | ChinaTang dynasty 618–907 | JapanNara period 710–794 | United States |
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- No events recorded for this year
| - Tang constructs a fortress on an island on the Qinghai Lake, pacifying the northern Qinghai region
- Tang recaptures Suyab and destroys it
- 747Gao Xianzhi marches across the Pamirs with 10,000 men and conquers Little Balur (Gilgit), a client state of the Tibetan Empire
- 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
- 750Chinese cultural dominance in Liaoning disappears and is replaced by Khitan culture
- 750Tang defeats the Turgesh-Chach and executes the king of Chach
| - No events recorded for this year
- 749End of first smallpox epidemic.
| covered from 1607 |