6 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (2)
Zhang Gongjin, Grand Commander of Bingzhou, fought the Turks at Taigu and was defeated, and Wen Yanbo was captured by the enemy. (Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals 舊唐書 卷1 武德8年 8月)
In August 625 (Renshen day), Zhang Jin, commander of the Bingzhou march, fights the Turks at Taigu and his whole army is wiped out; only Jin breaks free and flees to Li Jing. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 권191 625년 항)