755

Tenpyô-shôhô 7 (天平勝宝七年)

Timeline of 755

An Lushan Rebellion in China begins (ends 763).
Abe no Nakamaro and Fujiwara no Kiyokawa, shipwrecked in Vietnam, make their way to Chang'an.
A kaidan'in (ordination hall) is established at Tôdai-ji, and Ganjin performs the first ordinations in Japan, ordaining roughly 400 people, including Empress Kômyô.

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