The Japanese scholar-official Abe no Nakamaro (Chao Heng), who had come to Tang China as a student, was put in charge of the protectorate, then called Zhennan, from 761 to 767.
Political
Abe no Nakamaro governs Annan
- 761 – 767 CE
- Southeast Asia
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