Prakāśadharma presented an elephant to the Tang court, the first of his missions; others followed in 654, 657, 669 and 670.
Political
Champa sends an elephant to the Tang
- 9 May 653 CE
- Southeast Asia
Meanwhile, elsewhere
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- 622 – 750 CEMuslim conquestsMiddle East
- 541 – 750 CEPlague of JustinianMiddle East
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- 632 – 633 CERidda WarsMiddle East
- 629 – 1050s CEArab–Byzantine warsMiddle East
- 54 BCE – 628 CERoman–Persian WarsMiddle East
- 645 CETaika ReformEast Asia