The war ended in 763, but the massive disruption to the country lasted much longer. The national census of 754 had recorded 52.9 million people in nearly 9 million taxpaying households. Ten years later, it counted 16.9 million in nearly 3 million. This suggests that more than 30 million people had been displaced as refugees, killed in war or died of famine. If so, it was one of the deadliest wars in history.
