879
879 — China: Guangzhou massacre / Japan: Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (5th volume of historical chronicles Rikkokushi) was completed
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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
| - 877Nanzhao retreats from Qianzhong Circuit in modern Guizhou
- 877Earliest known printed almanac, the Qianfu sinian lishu (乾符四年曆書), is dated to this year
- 878Wang Xianzhi dies; Huang Chao takes over
- 880Huang Chao sacks Luoyang
- 880Zeng Gun withdraws Tang troops from the south and relinquishes control over Annan
- 881Huang Chao occupies Chang'an; Emperor Xizong of Tang flees to Chengdu
- 881Gan and Liang prefectures become independent
| - Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (5th volume of historical chronicles Rikkokushi) was completed.
- 878March — Akita Castle is overrun during the Gangyou disturbance [ja] with the background of heavy drought and famine, resulting in growing independence of Dewa Province.
- 878元慶の乱
| covered from 1607 |