This is a timeline of the Tang dynasty. Information on areas and events relevant to the Tang dynasty such as the Wu Zhou interregnum, when Wu Zetian established her own dynasty, and other realms such as the Sui dynasty, Tibetan Empire, Nanzhao, the Three Kingdoms of Korea, Japan, and steppe nomads are also included where necessary.
Earliest known extant piece of printed text appears in Chang'an: a fragment of a Buddhistdhāraṇī scroll written in Sanskrit, known as the Great spell of unsullied pure light (Wugou jingguang da tuoluoni jing 無垢淨光大陀羅尼經)[29]
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A woman claims the title of emperor and rises in rebellion, causing widespread disruption for a few weeks before she is defeated and dies[30]
Evidence of a dental amalgam appears in the medical text Newly Revised Herbal Foundation (《新修本草》, Xīnxiū Běncǎo) written by Su Gong (苏恭), manufactured from tin and silver.[33]
Li Jinzhong (Mushang Khan) of the Khitans along with his brother-in-law Sun Wanrong revolt against Tang hegemony and attack Hebei; Li dies soon after and Sun succeeds him[58]
Crown Prince Li Chongjun starts a coup in which he kills Wu Sansi and assaults the palace; the coup fails and he is killed by his own soldiers while fleeing[63]
Piluoge (皮羅閣) unites the six zhaos (kingdoms) with Tang support[88]
Hexijiedushi Cui Xiyi makes a covenant with the Tibetan general in Koko-nor, Yilishu, to relax border defenses so their soldiers can engage in agriculture and animal husbandry. A white dog is sacrificed to seal the covenant.[89]
The Taoist Mao Kua reports in his Pinglongren (Recognition of the Recumbent Dragon) that by heating saltpeter, the yin of the air can be obtained, which combines with sulphur, carbon, and metals other than gold.[100]
The Tang government takes over the merchant institution of using flying cash for the purpose of forwarding local taxes and revenues to the capital[138]
Tang and the Tibetan Empire sign a treaty of non-aggression with the Tang recognizing Tibet's ownership of the Western Regions as well as the Longyou and Hexi regions in what is now Gansu Province[140]
A Tang army led by Shi Xiong attacks the Uyghurs displaced by the fall of their khaganate and slaughters 10,000 Uyghurs at "Kill the Foreigners" Mountain (Shahu)[147]
Proscription against foreign religions begins, starting with Manichaeism[146]
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Zhaoyi defense command (mainly in south Shanxi) is brought under control[146]
Lu Guangchou and Tan Quanbo expand and capture Shao prefecture in Hunan (placed under Lu Yanchang) and Chao prefecture in Guangdong (placed under Lu Guangmu)[157]
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^Regina Krahl, "Green Wares of Southern China" in Shipwreck: Tang Treasures and Monsoon Winds, ed. by Regina Krahl, John Guy, J. Keith Wilson, and Julian Raby. Singapore: National Heritage Board, 2010, p. 186
^Inner Mongolian Numismatic Research Institute (1992). A Compilation of Pictures of Chinese Ancient Paper Money (Bilingual ed.). Beijing: The China Finance Publishing House. p. 3. ISBN7-5049-0861-4.
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