6 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (3)
In the second month, bands of bandits openly committed arson and murder in several provinces of Kinai; the provincial governors were ordered to inspect. (Shoku Nihon Kōki 續日本後紀 卷第七 (원문 16번째 단락))
In the ninth month, sixteen provinces including Kawachi, Mikawa, Tōtōmi, Suruga, Izu and Kai reported that ash-like matter had fallen from the sky for several days, with no damage. (Shoku Nihon Kōki 續日本後紀 卷第七 (원문 80번째 단락))
In the tenth month, a comet appeared to the southeast at night. (Shoku Nihon Kōki 續日本後紀 卷第七 (원문 87번째 단락))
Japan (3)
In the third month, since the Tang embassies returned each year without crossing the sea, the Dazaifu had nine monks practicing in various countries ordained, to pray for the envoys' safety at the Kokubunji and Jingūji. (Shoku Nihon Kōki 續日本後紀 卷第七 (원문 27번째 단락))
In the seventh month, the Dazaifu reported that the first and fourth ships of the Tang embassy had set out. (Shoku Nihon Kōki 續日本後紀 卷第七 (원문 54번째 단락))
In the seventh month, the Dazaifu reported that the second ship of the Tang embassy had set out. (Shoku Nihon Kōki 續日本後紀 卷第七 (원문 62번째 단락))