For the area code, see Area codes 281, 713, and 832 Events By Place Byzantine Empire Byzantine Emperor Philippicus is deposed; Anastasius II is 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 is run by a prominent Buddhist monast… (More on 713)