793
793 — Korea: 발해 성왕 즉위 / China: Tang general Wei Gao destroys 50 Tibetan strongholds and defeats a 30,000 strong Tibetan army, recovering Yan Prefecture
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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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| - Tang general Wei Gao destroys 50 Tibetan strongholds and defeats a 30,000 strong Tibetan army, recovering Yan Prefecture
- 791Tang regains control of Annan
- 791吐蕃陷安西都護府，西域自此斷絕。
- 792Tibetan Empire conquers Xi Prefecture and Yutian
- 794Prince Li Gao ordered the construction of the first Chinese paddle-wheel ships.
| - No events recorded for this year
- 794The Heian period starts after Emperor Kanmu moves the capital to Heian-kyō (ancient name of Kyoto). Emperor Kanmu chooses to relocate the capital in order to distance it from the clerical establishment in Nara.
- 794平安京に遷都する。
- 794The first shōgun, Ōtomo no Otomaro, is appointed by Emperor Kanmu in 794 CE. A shōgun was the military dictator of Japan with near absolute power over territories via the military.
| covered from 1607 |