881
881 — China: Huang Chao occupies Chang'an; Emperor Xizong of Tang flees to Chengdu
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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
| - Huang Chao occupies Chang'an; Emperor Xizong of Tang flees to Chengdu
- Gan and Liang prefectures become independent
- 879Guangzhou massacre
- 880Huang Chao sacks Luoyang
- 880Zeng Gun withdraws Tang troops from the south and relinquishes control over Annan
- 882Zhu Wen, Huang Chao's general, defects to Tang
- 883Printed books are on sale in the market of Chengdu
- 883Huang Chao flees from Chang'an
| - No events recorded for this year
- 879Nihon Montoku Tennō Jitsuroku (5th volume of historical chronicles Rikkokushi) was completed.
| covered from 1607 |