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AD 682: Due to a culmination of major droughts, floods, locust plagues and epidemics, a widespread famine breaks out in the dual Chinese capital cities of Chang'an (primary capital) and Luoyang (secondary capital). The scarcity of food drives the price of grain to unprecedented heights, ending a once prosperous era under emperors Taizong and Gaozong on a sad note.
 
AD 683: Ilterish (Kutluk) Khan consolidates the restored Göktürk power, defeating Tang-aligned forces and securing control around Ötuken, effectively re-establishing Turkish independence.
 
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