968

968 — China: Vietnamese king Đinh Bộ Lĩnh of the Đinh dynasty unites the kingdom and renames it to Đại Cồ Việt

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  • No events recorded for this year
  • Vietnamese king Đinh Bộ Lĩnh of the Đinh dynasty unites the kingdom and renames it to Đại Cồ Việt
  • Liu Jiyuan, accession
  • Liu Ji'en, accession
  • 967Long Yanyao of Nanning, the Yang clan of Bo Prefecture, and the Tian clan of Si Prefecture submit to the Song dynasty in return for their autonomy
  • 967Song dynasty recognizes the Bole of the Luodian kingdom, the Mangbu of the Badedian kingdom, and the Awangren of the Yushi kingdom
  • 969March — Shizong's son Emperor Jingzong of Liao became emperor of the Liao dynasty.
  • 969March — Muzong was murdered by his servants on a hunting trip.
  • 969Gunpowder propelled fire arrows, rocket arrows, are invented by Yue Yifang and Feng Jisheng.
  • 970宋發兵討伐南漢。
  • No events recorded for this year
  • 967Emperor Reizei, accession
  • 969Emperor En'yū, accession
  • 969安和の変

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