740s BC
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Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC
Decades: 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC - 740s BC - 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC
Events and trends
- February 26, 747 BC - Nabonassar becomes king of Assyria.
- 747 BC - Meles becomes king of Lydia.
- 745 BC - The Crown of Assyria seized by Pul, who takes the name Tiglath-Pileser III.
- 743 BC - Duke Zhuang of the Chinese state of Zheng comes to power.
- 740 BC - Tiglath-Pileser III conquers the city of Arpad in Syria after two years of siege.
- 740 BC - Start of Ahaz's reign of Judah.
Significant people
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