713

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Byzantine Empire

 * Emperor deposed.  made emperor.

Asia

 * Construction begins on the near,  province, . Upon its completion in , it would become the largest   in the world.
 * starts to rule in.
 * In this year, the Chinese liquidated the highly lucrative Inexhaustible Treasury, which was run by a prominent   in . This monastery collected vast amounts of money, silk, and treasures through multitudes of synonymous rich people's repentances, leaving the donations on the premesis without providing their name. Although the monastery was generous in donations, Emperor Xuanzong issued a decree abolishing their treasury on grounds that their banking practices were fraudulent, collected their riches, and distributed the wealth to various other Buddhist monasteries, Daoist abbeys, and to repair statues, halls, and bridges in the city.
 * In this year, the Chinese allotted the money of 20 million copper coins and assigned about 1,000 craftsmen to construct a hall at a Buddhist monastery with tons of  of himself, of deities, ghosts, etc.
 * In the Chinese capital of, for the annual of this year, recently abdicated  erected an enormous  wheel at a city gate, with a recorded height of 200 ft. The frame was draped in s and  , adorned with  and  jewelry, and when it had its total of some 50,000  cups lit the radiance of it could be seen for miles.
 * community at is founded.

Europe

 * and fall to the Arab armies of.

Births

 * , Chinese painter (d. )

Deaths

 * — Great-Grandson of Prophet Muhammad and fourth


 * , Chinese Buddhist monk and international traveler (born )
 * , Chinese Buddhist Patriarch of the  (born )
 * , Chinese poet and official (born )