849
849 — China: Tibetan commanders and soldiers in east Gansu defect to the Tang
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| KoreaNorthern and Southern States period 698–918 | ChinaTang dynasty 618–907 | JapanHeian period 794–1185 | United States |
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- No events recorded for this year
| - Tibetan commanders and soldiers in east Gansu defect to the Tang
- 847Ban on Buddhism is completely lifted
- 847Tang defeats a Tibetan army at Yan Prefecture
- 847Japanese monk Ennin leaves for Japan
- 848Zhang Yichao, a resident of Sha Prefecture, rebels and captures Sha and Gua prefectures from the Tibetans
- 850Zhang Yichao captures Gan, Su, and Yi prefectures and submits a petition to Emperor Xuānzong of Tang, offering his loyalty and submission
- 851Zhang Yichao captures Xi Prefecture and the Tang emperor makes him Guiyi Jiedushi (歸義節度使, Governor of the Guiyi Circuit) and Cao Yijin his secretary general
- 851An Arab traveler records the use of toilet paper in China.
- 851The Arab merchant Sulaiman al-Tajir visited Guangzhou.
- 851張議潮起義反吐蕃，復十一州歸唐。被任命為歸義軍節度使。
| - No events recorded for this year
| covered from 1607 |