742 ⟶ Chang'an Census Records Population of 1.96 Million
For the municipal census of the Tang-dynasty Chinese capital...
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🗓️ Beginning of Consecutive Annual Dating in Chinese History
Records of the Grand Historian regards this year as the first year of consecutive annual dating of Chinese history.⟶
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China📊 First Census Concluded in China
The first census is concluded in China after having begun the year before: final numbers show a population of nearly 60 million (59,594,978 people in slightly more than 12 million households). The census is one of the most accurate surveys in Chinese history.⟶
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🏘️ Chang'an Census Records Population of 1.96 Million
For the municipal census of the Tang-dynasty Chinese capital city Chang'an and its metropolitan area of Jingzhou Fu (including small towns in the vicinity), the New Book of Tang records that in this year there were 362,921 registered families with 1,960,188 persons.⟶
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China📚 Dongpo Academy Established in Hainan
the Dongpo Academy of Hainan, China is built in honor of the Song dynasty Chinese official and poet Su Shi, who was exiled there for criticizing reforms of the New Policies Group.⟶
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China🏛️ Founding of the Donglin Academy
The Chinese Donglin Academy is founded.⟶
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