Diamond Sutra printed
868 · Event
Earliest dated printed book; woodblock-printed Buddhist text from Tang China.
On these timelines: Master, Arts and Thoughts, China
Around 868
- Reign of Alfred the Great (871)
- Holy Roman Empire (962)
- Khmer Empire (Angkor) (802)
- Song dynasty (960)
- Reign of Charlemagne (768)
- Holy Roman Empire founded (962)
- Treaty of Verdun (843)
- Song invention of gunpowder (950)
- Viking Age (793)
- Coronation of Charlemagne (800)