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| Millennia: | 1st millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC |
| Decades: | 900s BC 890s BC 880s BC - 870s BC - 860s BC 850s BC 840s BC |
| Years: | 879 BC 878 BC 877 BC 876 BC 875 BC 874 BC 873 BC 872 BC 871 BC 870 BC |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments |
Events and trends
- 879 BC — Death of Zhou yi wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 879 BC — Kalhu is dedicated. Some historians say that Assurnasirpal II gives a banquet for 69,574 persons to celebrate it.
- 878 BC — Zhou li wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 874 BC — Shoshenq II succeeds Takelot I 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.
- 872 BC — Osorkon II succeeds Shoshenq II as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt.
Significant people
