*[[Emperor Xuanzong II of Tang]] takes the throne in China. He lifts the ban on Buddhism imposed some years before, and orders the construction and reconstruction of numerous temples; bans on Nestorian Christianity and Zoroastrianism remain in place.
*[[Ennin]] returns from China.
*[[Ennin]] returns from China.
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*[[Zhang Yanyuan]]<!--張彦遠--> completes the ''lìdài mínghuà jì'' (歷代名畫記), oft-cited as the first history of art ever written.