762
762 — China: May — Emperor Daizong of Tang ascends the throne
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- No events recorded for this year
| - May — Emperor Daizong of Tang ascends the throne
- May — Emperor Suzong of Tang dies of a heart attack
- 史朝義自縊，安史之亂平定。ZH
- Du Huan wrote the Jingxingji.
- May — Emperor Xuanzong of Tang dies from depression
- May — Suzong died of a heart attack.
- May — Suzong's son Emperor Daizong of Tang became emperor of the Tang dynasty.
- 760Yangzhou massacre
- 760Lu Yu composed The Classic of Tea.
- 760Lu Yu (730s-circa 804) composes The Classic of Tea
- 760Yangzhou massacre: Troops under Tian Shengong slaughter Arab and Persian merchants in Yangzhou
- 761The Protectorate General to Pacify the East is abolished
- 761Shi Siming is killed by his son Shi Chaoyi
- 763Tibetan Empire conquers Yanqi
- 763Tibetan Empire invades the Tang dynasty with an army of 100 000 and briefly occupies Chang'an for 15 days before retreating
- 763An Lushan Rebellion: Shi Chaoyi commits suicide and the An Lushan Rebellion ends
- 763An Lushan Rebellion: The Yan emperor Shi Chaoyi committed suicide in flight from Tang forces.
- 764Fall — Tibetan Empire invades the Tang dynasty with a 70 000 strong army and takes Liang Prefecture but is repulsed by Yan Wu in Jiannan
- 764January — Yan Wu (嚴武) is made jiedushi of Jiannan
| - No events recorded for this year
- 763Severe epidemic of unidentified illness begins to spread from the Iki Island.
- 764Fujiwara no Nakamaro Rebellion
- 764Fujiwara no Nakamaro and Emperor Junnin launches a failed plot against the retired Empress Kōken and the monk Dōkyō.
| covered from 1607 |