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Heads of State

Year of the Fire Monkey丙申( at the beginning of the year, wood sheep乙未)

Era of Diocletian: 472/473 ( year November )

Syria: 1067/68 ( the year in October )

Events

Politics and World Affairs

Europe

Ersturkundliche mentions

• The city Hayingen is first mentioned.

Imperial China

• June: During the An- Lushan rebellion, the Chinese residence is occupied Chang-an by the rebels, the Emperor Xuanzong fled to Chengdu and sets his son Suzong as a new emperor, who strives for an alliance with the Uyghur to the to knock down rebellion.

Religion

• The relics of St. Vitus are transferred to the basilica of Saint- Denis.

Born

• 756: Abo of Tiflis, Christian Martyr († 786)
• 756: Ekbert I., Dux of Saxony ( † after 811 )

Died

• May 02: Shomu, Japanese Emperor (* 701)

• Aistulf, King of the Lombards
• Cuthred, King of Wessex