795

What happened in Korea, China, Japan and the United States in 795, on one shared year axis.

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KoreaNorthern and Southern States period 698–918ChinaTang dynasty 618–907JapanHeian period 794–1185United States
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  • 793발해 성왕 즉위
  • 793발해 대원의가 즉위
  • 794발해 강왕 즉위
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  • 793Tang general Wei Gao destroys 50 Tibetan strongholds and defeats a 30,000 strong Tibetan army, recovering Yan Prefecture
  • 794Prince Li Gao ordered the construction of the first Chinese paddle-wheel ships.
  • 796Tibetan Empire attacks Qing Prefecture but the campaign abruptly ends when chief minister Nanam Shang Gyaltsen Lhanang dies
  • 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.
  • 797The Shoku Nihongi (2nd volume of historical chronicles Rikkokushi) was completed.

covered from 1607