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857 — Korea: 신라 헌안왕 즉위 / Japan: Large-scale insurrection by Tsushima Province
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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
- 858Taoist text Zhenyuan miaodao yaolüe mentions the dangers of "fire medicine" (gunpowder)
- 858A flood along the Grand Canal and on the North China Plain killed tens of thousands.
- 858Rebellion breaks out in Annan and is put down
- 858A flood along the Grand Canal and on the North China Plain kills tens of thousands
- 859September — Xuānzong's son Emperor Yizong of Tang became emperor of the Tang dynasty.
- 859September — Emperor Xuānzong of Tang dies; eunuchs place his son Li Wen on the throne and becomes Emperor Yizong of Tang
- 859September — Xuānzong died.
| - Large-scale insurrection by Tsushima Province.
- 855Large-scale insurrection by the Emishi people of northern Japan.
- 858Emperor Seiwa, accession
- 858The Fujiwara clan solidify their rule over Japan with the installation of Emperor Seiwa; Fujiwara no Yoshifusa becomes Sesshō.
- 858藤原良房、人臣として初めて摂政となる。
- 859Construction begins on Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū.
| covered from 1607 |