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18. THE TANG DYNASTY.
No.
Reign.
A. D.
Year
of Cycle.
Cotemporary Events.
620 54: 17 Constantinople besieged by the Persians
and Arabs, 627.
627|| 54:24 Mohammed dies, 632; Jerusalem taken by the Saracens, 634; Alexandria taken, 54:47 and its library destroyed, 637. The Sa-
racens ravage Sicily, 669.
684
55:21 The venerable Bede anong the few men of learning of this age. Pepin engrosses 71055:47 the power of the French monarchy, 690,
The Saraceus conquer Africa, 709; and 55:50 Spain, 713.
805
7
2 23
3 34
650
4
26
5
3
6
43
713
7 7
756
8 17
763
9
25
780
10 1
11
15
12
4
13
2
€
14
14
15
6
16
13
17 14
18 15
19 15
20
3
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A market opened at Canton, and an offi- 56:33 cer appointed to receive the imperial
duties. 56:40 Bagdad built and made the capital of the caliphs of the house of Abbas, who greatly
56:57 encourage learning, 762.
Irene murders her son and reigns alone, 57:22797; Charlemagne emperor of Rome, 800; Egbert ascends the throne of En-
806 57:23 gland, 801.
821
The Arabians arrive in China, and settle 57:38 in Canton prior to 805.
The Saracens of Spain take Crete, which 825 57:42 they call Candia, 829.
827 57:44 Origin of the Russian monarchy, 839.
841 57:58
84758:04 The Normans get possession of some
Icities in France, 853. 、
860 58:17 Clocks first brought to Constantinople
from Venice, 872.
874 | 588]];
Paris besieged by the Normans, and 889 58: 46 bravely defended by bishop Goslin, 887.
King Alfred, after a reign of 30 years 904 59:01 dies, 900.
01 dies, 900.
line of emperors, China stood comparatively higher than at any other period. The darkest age of the West, was the brighest in the East.
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