9th century BC
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| Centuries: | 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC |
| Decades: | 890s BC 880s 870s 860s 850s 840s 830s 820s 810s 800s BC |
(2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC - 1st millennium)
Overview
Events
- 895 BC - Death of Zhou xiao wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 894 BC - Zhou yi wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 892 BC - Megacles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus.
- 891 BC - Tukulti-Ninurta II succeeds his father Adad-nirari II as king of Assyria.
- 889 BC - Takelot succeeds his father Osorkon I as king of Egypt.
- 884 BC - Assurnasirpal II succeeds his father Tukulti-ninurta II as king of Assyria.
- 879 BC - Death of Zhou yi wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 878 BC - Zhou li wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 874 BC - Osorkon II succeeds Takelot as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt.
- 874 BC - Ahab becomes king of Israel (approximate date).
- 872 BC - An exceptionally high flood of the Nile covers the floors of the Temple of Luxor.
- 865 BC - Kar Kalmaneser was conquered by the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III.
- 864 BC - Diognetus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son Pherecles.
- 863 BC - The city of Bath is founded. It is named after the leprosy-curing hotsprings there.
- 860 BC - The kingdom of Urartu is unified.
- 858 BC - Aramu becomes king of Urartu.
- 858 BC - Shalmaneser III succeeds Assurnasipal II as king of Assyria.
- 854 BC - Battle of Karkar - An indecisive engagement between Assyrian king Shalmaneser II and a military alliance of the king of Damascus and lesser powers including the prince of Tyre. (or 853 BC)
- 853 BC - Battle of Karkar - An indecisive engagement between Assyrian king Shalmaneser II and a military alliance of the king of Damascus and lesser powers including the prince of Tyre. (or 854 BC)
- 850 BC - Takelot II succeeds Osorkon II as King of Egypt.
- 845 BC - Pherecles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Ariphron.
- 842 BC - Shalmaneser III devastates the territory of Damascus; Israel and the Phoenician cities send tribute.
- 841 BC - Death of Zhou Li Wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 841 BC - Records of the Grand Historian regards this year as the first year of consecutive annual dating of Chinese history.
- 836 BC - Shalmaneser III of Assyria leads an expedition against the Tabareni.
- 836 BC - Civil war breaks out in Egypt.
- 827 BC - Zhou xuan wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 825 BC - Takelot II, king of Egypt, dies. Crown Prince Osorkon III and Shoshenq III, sons of Takelot, battle for the throne.
- 825/824 BC - Ariphron, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Thespieus.
- 823 BC - Death of Shalmaneser III, king of Assyria. He is succeeded by his son Shamshi-Adad V.
- 820 BC - Pygmalion ascends the throne of Tyre.
- 817 BC - Pedubastis I declares himself king of Egypt, founding the Twenty-third Dynasty.
- 814 BC - Carthage founded by Dido (traditional date).
- 813 BC - Carthage founded by Phoenicians.
- 811 BC - Adad-nirari III succeeds his father Shamshi-Adad V as king of Assyria.
- 804 BC - Hadad-nirari IV of Assyria conquers Damascus.
- 804 BC - Death of Pedubastis I, pharaoh.
- 800s BC - Etruscan civilization.
- Beginning of the Iron Age in Central Europe, spread of the Proto-Celtic Hallstatt culture, and the Proto-Celtic language.
- Adena culture appears in present day Northeastern United States.
Significant persons
- Shalmaneser III, king of Assyria (858 - 824 BC).
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
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