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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 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 ; 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.
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 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 .
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
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
Decades and years
References
^ Fattovich, Rodolfo, "Akkälä Guzay" in von Uhlig, Siegbert, ed. Encylopaedia Aethiopica: A-C . Weissbaden: Otto Harrassowitz KG, 2003, p.169.
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