Events By Place Byzantine Empire Byzantine Emperor Philippicus's deposed; Anastasius II's made emperor. Asia Construction begins on the Leshan Giant Buddha near Leshan, Sichuan province, China. Upon its completion in 803, it'll become the largest stone carved Buddha in the world. Emperor Xuanzong of Tang starts to rule in Ancient China. He liquidates the highly lucrative Inexhaustible Treasury, which's run by a prominent Buddhist monastery in Chang'an. This monastery collects vast amounts… (More on 713)