9th century BC
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The 9th century BC started the first day of 900 BC and ended the last day of 801 BC.
Overview
The 9th century BC was a period of great changes in civilizations. In Africa, Carthage is founded by the Phoenicians . In Egypt , a severe flood covers the floor of Luxor temple, and years later, a civil war starts.
It is the beginning of the Iron Age in Central Europe , with the spread of the Proto-Celtic Hallstatt culture , and the Proto-Celtic language .
Events
895 BC: Death of King Xiao of Zhou , King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
894 BC: King Yi of Zhou 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 I 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 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: 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 hot springs 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 .
850 BC: The Middle Mumun Pottery Period begins in the Korean peninsula .
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 ; Kingdom of Israel and the Phoenician cities send tribute.
841 BC: Death 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 .
836 BC: Shalmaneser III of Assyria leads an expedition against the Tabareni .
836 BC: Civil war breaks out in Egypt .
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 .
817 BC: Pedubastis I declares himself king of Egypt , founding the Twenty-third Dynasty .
814 BC: Carthage is founded by Dido (traditional date).
813 BC: Carthage is founded by Phoenicians .
811 BC: Adad-nirari III succeeds his father Shamshi-Adad V as king of Assyria .
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 .
Significant persons
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Decades and years
References
^ Fattovich, Rodolfo, "Akkälä Guzay" in von Uhlig, Siegbert, ed. Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: A-C . Weissbaden: Otto Harrassowitz KG, 2003, p.169.
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