of the
Kingdom of Israel bows before
Shalmaneser III of
Assyria.
890s BC • 899 BC: The first year of
King Yih of Zhou's reign is marked by a solar eclipse. • 892 BC:
Megacles,
King of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus. • 892 BC:
King Xiao of Zhou overthrows King Yih of Zhou and takes the throne. • 891 BC:
Tukulti-Ninurta II succeeds his father
Adad-nirari II as king of
Assyria. • 890 BC:
Naples some reports and excavations about the foundation of the city
880s BC • 887 BC:
Soshenq II succeeds
Osorkon I as king of
Egypt. • 885 BC:
Takelot I succeeds Soshenq II as king of Egypt. • 885 BC:
King Yi of Zhou, son of King Yih, is restored to the throne. • 884 BC:
Ashurnasirpal II succeeds his father
Tukulti-Ninurta II as king of
Assyria.
870s BC • ~880 BC:
Ashurnasirpal II moves the Assyrian capital from
Assur to
Nimrud. • 879 BC: Death of
King Yi of Zhou, king of the
Zhou dynasty of China. • 878 BC:
King Li of Zhou becomes king of the
Zhou dynasty of China. • 874 BC:
Osorkon II succeeds
Takelot I as king of the
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt. • 874 BC:
Ahab becomes king of
Kingdom of Israel (approximate date). • 872 BC:
Parshvanatha, 23rd
Tirthankara of
Jainism was born. • 872 BC: An exceptionally high flood from the
Nile covers the floors of the
Temple of Luxor.
860s BC • 865 BC: Kar Kalmaneser was conquered by the
Assyrian king
Shalmaneser III. • 864 BC: Diognetus,
Archon of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son Pherecles. • 860 BC: The kingdom of
Urartu is unified.
850s BC • 858 BC:
Aramu becomes king of
Urartu. • 858 BC:
Shalmaneser III succeeds
Ashurnasirpal II as king of
Assyria. • 854/3 BC:
Battle of Karkar—An indecisive engagement between
Assyrian king
Shalmaneser III and a military alliance of the king of
Damascus and lesser powers including the
prince of
Tyre. (Either 854 or 853 BC) • 850 BC:
Takelot II ascends to the throne of
Upper Egypt • 850 BC: The
Middle Mumun Pottery Period begins in the
Korean peninsula. • 850 BC:
Tagaung Kingdom is founded by
Abhiyaza of the
Sakya clan of the
Buddha in 850 BCE, present-day northern
Burma at the upper banks of the Irrawaddy river.
840s BC • 845 BC: Pherecles,
Archon 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;
Kingdom of Israel and the
Phoenician cities send tribute. • 841 BC: Exile of
King Li of Zhou, 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. • 841 BC:
Ahaziah of Judah and
Jehoram of Israel are assassinated, either by the
Israelite usurper
Jehu, or the newly crowned
Hazael of
Aram-Damascus, per the
Tel Dan stele. • 840 BC:
Gopala Dynasty started in Nepal, first dynasty to rule in a country named Nepal despite its present geographical boundaries.
830s BC • 836 BC:
Shalmaneser III of
Assyria leads an expedition against the Tabareni. • 836 BC:
Civil war breaks out in
Egypt.
820s BC • 827 BC:
King Xuan of Zhou 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. • c. 825 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.
810s BC • 817 BC:
Pedubastis I declares himself king of
Egypt, founding the
Twenty-third Dynasty. • 814 BC:
Carthage is founded by
Dido (traditional date). • 811 BC:
Adad-nirari III succeeds his father
Shamshi-Adad V as king of
Assyria.
800s BC • 804 BC:
Adad-nirari III of
Assyria conquers
Damascus. • 804 BC: Death of
Pedubastis I,
pharaoh. • c. 800 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. ==Inventions, discoveries, introductions==