• 842 BC—
Shalmaneser III devastates the territory of
Damascus;
Israel and the
Phoenician cities send tribute. • 841 BC—The in
Western Zhou dynasty. The Chinese people riot against
King Li of Zhou, who is then sent to exile at a place called Zhi. The
Gonghe Regency, begins.
Records of the Grand Historian (compiled by historian
Sima Qian by
91 BC) regards this year as the first year of consecutive annual dating of
Chinese history. Any earlier events in Chinese history cannot be confidently dated by historians. • 841 BC—The First
Assyrian Invasion of
Israel. ==Deaths==