858
858 — China: Taoist text Zhenyuan miaodao yaolüe mentions the dangers of "fire medicine" (gunpowder) / Japan: Emperor Seiwa, accession
7 events. The text is the source chronology verbatim; the terms are in Sources & licenses. The grey lines above and below are the surrounding 2 years.
| 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
| - Taoist text Zhenyuan miaodao yaolüe mentions the dangers of "fire medicine" (gunpowder)
- A flood along the Grand Canal and on the North China Plain killed tens of thousands.
- Rebellion breaks out in Annan and is put down
- A 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.
- 860The Qiu Fu Uprising in Zhejiang is suppressed
| - Emperor Seiwa, accession
- The Fujiwara clan solidify their rule over Japan with the installation of Emperor Seiwa; Fujiwara no Yoshifusa becomes Sesshō.
- 藤原良房、人臣として初めて摂政となる。JA
- 857Large-scale insurrection by Tsushima Province.
- 859Construction begins on Iwashimizu Hachiman-gū.
| covered from 1607 |