6 events the sources record for this year, grouped by region.
What happened
China (5)
Emperor Xizong held a general amnesty at the Chengdu prefectural office and changed the era to Zhonghe. (Old Book of Tang (Jiu Tangshu), Annals 舊唐書 卷19下 中和1年 1月)
Huang Chao withdrew to Bashang, then re-entered the capital; Tang Hongfu and Cheng Zongchu were killed in battle. (New Book of Tang (Xin Tangshu), Annals 新唐書 卷009 懿宗·僖宗 中和1年4月)
Huang Chao flees east, and the government troops enter the city, but Huang Chao returns to ambush them: Cheng Zongchu and Tang Hongfu die in battle and the government army is crushed. (Zizhi Tongjian (Comprehensive Mirror) 資治通鑑 卷254)