735
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Tenpyô 7 (天平七年)
Timeline of 735
- 735/3 Kibi Makibi and Genbô, who departed China the previous year, arrive in Heijô-kyô.
Other Events of 753
- The Dazaifu claims jurisdiction over the Ryukyu Islands, but does not extend any de facto control over the islands.
- A smallpox outbreak begins; over the next 2-3 years, it kills perhaps as much as 1/3 of the population of the Japanese islands.
- Lean year.
Births and Deaths
- The Buddhist patriarch Subhakarasimha (J: Zenmui) dies (b. 637).
| Previous Year 734 |
735 | Following Year 736 |
