780s BC

This article concerns the period 789 BC – 780 BC.

  • 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.
  • 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni Fortress by the orders of King Argishtis I of Urartu at the site of current-day Yerevan, Armenia
  • 782 BC—Death of King Xuan of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.
  • 781 BC—King You of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.
  • 781 BC—Some say the oldest date-verified Chinese recording of a Solar Eclipse happened on June 4th of this year, but others argue that it was in 735 BC. [1]
  • 780–560 BC—The Establishment of The Greek Colonies.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Recording on the Chinese Solar Eclipse". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  2. ^ "World History 900-700 BC". www.historycentral.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.
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