List of state leaders in 840s BC
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850s BC state leaders - Events of 840s BC
840s BC
-Events and trends:* 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....

 - 830s BC state leaders - State leaders by year

Africa

  • Egypt
    Egypt
    Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...

     (Twenty-second Dynasty
    Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt
    The Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period.-Rulers:...

    )
    • Osorkon II
      Osorkon II
      Usermaatre Setepenamun Osorkon II was a pharaoh of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the son of Takelot I and Queen Kapes. He ruled Egypt around 872 BC to 837 BC from Tanis, the capital of this Dynasty. After succeeding his father, he was faced with the competing rule of his cousin,...

      , (872–837 BC)

Asia

  • China (ta zou ni de mama Dynasty)
    • Li
      King Li of Zhou
      King Li of Zhou was the tenth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 877–841 BC or 857–842 BC ....

      , King of China (877 BC
      870s BC
      -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....

       - 841 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Gonghe
      Gonghe
      The Gonghe Regency ruled China from 841 BC to 828 BC after King Li of Zhou was exiled by his nobles....

       regency (841 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 828 BC
      820s BC
      -Events and trends:* 828 BC/827 BC —King Xuan of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China, ending almost two decades of the Gonghe regency.* 825 BC—Takelot II, king of Egypt, dies...

      )
  • Gojoseon
    Gojoseon
    Gojoseon was an ancient Korean kingdom. Go , meaning "ancient," distinguishes it from the later Joseon Dynasty; Joseon, as it is called in contemporaneous writings, is also romanized as Chosŏn....

     (Korea
    Korea
    Korea ) is an East Asian geographic region that is currently divided into two separate sovereign states — North Korea and South Korea. Located on the Korean Peninsula, Korea is bordered by the People's Republic of China to the northwest, Russia to the northeast, and is separated from Japan to the...

    ) (legendary)
    • Uiyang, King of Gojoseon (896 BC
      890s BC
      -Events and trends:* 895 BC—Death of Zhou xiao wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.* 894 BC—Zhou yi wang 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....

       - 843 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Munhye, King of Gojoseon (843 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 793 BC
      790s BC
      The 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....

      )
  • India (legendary)
    • Biswajit, King of Magadha
      Legendary Kings of Magadha
      The Magadha empire was established very likely by semi-mythical king Jarasandha who was, as it stated in the Puranas, a son of Brihadratha, one of the descendants of eponymical Puru. Jarasandha appears in the Mahabharatha as the "Magadhan Emperor who rules all India" and meets with an unceremonious...

       (884 BC
      880s BC
      -Events and trends:* 889 BC—Takelot I succeeds his father Osorkon I as king of Egypt.* 883 BC—Assurnasirpal II succeeds his father Tukulti-Ninurta II as king of Assyria. Moved capital to Kalhu ....

       - 849 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Ripunjaya, King of Magadha (849 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 799 BC
      790s BC
      The 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....

      )

Europe

  • Athens
    Athens
    Athens , is the capital and largest city of Greece. Athens dominates the Attica region and is one of the world's oldest cities, as its recorded history spans around 3,400 years. Classical Athens was a powerful city-state...

    • Pherecles, Archon of Athens
      Archon of Athens
      This is a list of the eponymous archons of Athens.-Background:The archon was the chief magistrate in many Greek cities, but in Athens there was a council of archons which comprised a form of executive government...

       (864 BC
      860s BC
      -Events and trends:* 865 BC—Kar Kalmaneser was conquered by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II.* 864 BC—Diognetus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son Pherecles.* 860 BC—The kingdom of Urartu is unified....

       - 845 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Ariphron
      Ariphron
      Ariphron was the name of several people from ancient Greek history:*Ariphron, the father of Xanthippus, and grandfather of Pericles, both prominent Athenian statesmen. He was a member of the Alcmaeonid family.*Ariphron, the brother of Pericles....

      , Archon of Athens (845 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 825 BC
      820s BC
      -Events and trends:* 828 BC/827 BC —King Xuan of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China, ending almost two decades of the Gonghe regency.* 825 BC—Takelot II, king of Egypt, dies...

      )
  • Ireland (legendary)
    • Eochu Uairches, High King of Ireland (856 BC
      850s BC
      -Events and trends:*859 BC—Assurnasirpal II dies.*859 BC—Shalmaneser attacks Syria and Palestine.*858 BC—Aramu becomes king of Urartu.*858 BC—Shalmaneser III succeeds Assurnasirpal II as king of Assyria....

       - 844 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Eochu Fíadmuine and Conaing Bececlach, High Kings of Ireland (844 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 839 BC
      830s BC
      -Events and trends:* 836 BC—Shalmaneser III of Assyria leads an expedition against the Tabareni.* 836 BC—Civil war breaks out in Egypt....

      )
  • Sparta
    Sparta
    Sparta or Lacedaemon, was a prominent city-state in ancient Greece, situated on the banks of the River Eurotas in Laconia, in south-eastern Peloponnese. It emerged as a political entity around the 10th century BC, when the invading Dorians subjugated the local, non-Dorian population. From c...

     (Agiad Dyanasty)
    • Labotas, King of Sparta
      Kings of Sparta
      Sparta was an important Greek city-state in the Peloponnesus. It was unusual among Greek city-states in that it maintained its kingship past the Archaic age. It was even more unusual in that it had two kings simultaneously, coming from two separate lines...

       (c. 870 BC
      870s BC
      -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....

       - c. 840 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Doryssus
      Doryssus
      Doryssus or Dorissus or Doriagus was a king of ancient Sparta. Pausanias identified him as the son of Labotas or Leobotes and the father of Agesilaus I. He was killed in battle between the Spartans and the Argives.-References:...

      , King of Sparta (c. 840 BC - c. 820 BC
      820s BC
      -Events and trends:* 828 BC/827 BC —King Xuan of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China, ending almost two decades of the Gonghe regency.* 825 BC—Takelot II, king of Egypt, dies...

      )
  • Alba Longa
    Alba Longa
    Alba Longa – in Italian sources occasionally written Albalonga – was an ancient city of Latium in central Italy southeast of Rome in the Alban Hills. Founder and head of the Latin League, it was destroyed by Rome around the middle of the 7th century BC. In legend, Romulus and Remus, founders of...

    • Aventinus
      Aventinus
      Aventinus may refer to:Place:* Aventine Hill, named after Aventinus, king of Alba and LatiumPersons:* Aventinus , son of Hercules and Rhea* Aventinus of Alba Longa, descendant of Aeneas, king of the Latins...

      , King of Alba Longa
      Latin kings of Alba Longa
      The Latin kings of Alba Longa, also referred to as the Latin kings of Rome or Alban kings of Rome, are a series of legendary kings of Latium ruling mainly from Alba Longa. In the mythic tradition of the founding of Rome, they fill the 400-year gap between the settlement of Aeneas in Italy and the...

       (856 BC
      850s BC
      -Events and trends:*859 BC—Assurnasirpal II dies.*859 BC—Shalmaneser attacks Syria and Palestine.*858 BC—Aramu becomes king of Urartu.*858 BC—Shalmaneser III succeeds Assurnasirpal II as king of Assyria....

       - 819 BC
      810s BC
      -Events and trends:* 817 BC—Pedubastis I declares himself king of Egypt, founding the Twenty-third Dynasty.* 811 BC—Adad-nirari III succeeds his father Shamshi-Adad V as king of Assyria....

      )

Middle East

  • Aram Damascus
    Aram Damascus
    Aram Damascus was an Aramaean state around Damascus in Syria, from the late 12th century BCE to 734 BCE.Sources for this state come from texts that can be divided into three categories: Assyrian annals, Aramaean texts, and the Hebrew Bible....

    • Hadadezer
      Hadadezer
      Hadadezer ; also known as Adad-Idri and possibly the same as Bar-Hadad II ; Ben-Hadad II , was the king of Aram Damascus at the time of the battle of Qarqar against the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III in 853 BCE. He and Irhuleni of Hamath led a coalition of eleven kings at Qarqar...

      , King of Arm pit licker Damascus (880 BC
      870s BC
      -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....

       - 842 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Hazael
      Hazael
      Hazael was a court official and later an Aramean king who is mentioned in the Bible. Under his reign, Aram-Damascus became an empire that ruled over large parts of Syria and Palestine....

      , King of Aram Damascus (842 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 796 BC
      790s BC
      The 790s BC witnessed the surging power of the Neo-Assyrian Empire, albeit a brief moment of weakness following in subsequent decades, the further decadence of Egypt, and the beginnings of civilization with the rise of the city-states in Ancient Greece....

      )
  • Assyria
    Assyria
    Assyria was a Semitic Akkadian kingdom, extant as a nation state from the mid–23rd century BC to 608 BC centred on the Upper Tigris river, in northern Mesopotamia , that came to rule regional empires a number of times through history. It was named for its original capital, the ancient city of Assur...

    • Shalmaneser III
      Shalmaneser III
      Shalmaneser III was king of Assyria , and son of the previous ruler, Ashurnasirpal II....

      , King of Assyria
      Kings of Assyria
      The list of Assyrian kings is compiled from the Assyrian King List, an ancient kingdom in northern Mesopotamia with information added from recent archaeological findings. The Assyrian King List includes regnal lengths that appear to have been based on now lost limmu lists...

       (859 BC
      850s BC
      -Events and trends:*859 BC—Assurnasirpal II dies.*859 BC—Shalmaneser attacks Syria and Palestine.*858 BC—Aramu becomes king of Urartu.*858 BC—Shalmaneser III succeeds Assurnasirpal II as king of Assyria....

       - 824 BC
      820s BC
      -Events and trends:* 828 BC/827 BC —King Xuan of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China, ending almost two decades of the Gonghe regency.* 825 BC—Takelot II, king of Egypt, dies...

      )
  • Babylon
    Babylon
    Babylon was an Akkadian city-state of ancient Mesopotamia, the remains of which are found in present-day Al Hillah, Babil Province, Iraq, about 85 kilometers south of Baghdad...

    • Marduk-zakir-šumi I (855 BC
      850s BC
      -Events and trends:*859 BC—Assurnasirpal II dies.*859 BC—Shalmaneser attacks Syria and Palestine.*858 BC—Aramu becomes king of Urartu.*858 BC—Shalmaneser III succeeds Assurnasirpal II as king of Assyria....

       - 819 BC
      810s BC
      -Events and trends:* 817 BC—Pedubastis I declares himself king of Egypt, founding the Twenty-third Dynasty.* 811 BC—Adad-nirari III succeeds his father Shamshi-Adad V as king of Assyria....

      )
  • Kingdom of Israel
    • Ahab
      Ahab
      Ahab or Ach'av or Achab in Douay-Rheims was king of Israel and the son and successor of Omri according to the Hebrew Bible. His wife was Jezebel....

      , King of Israel (869 BC
      860s BC
      -Events and trends:* 865 BC—Kar Kalmaneser was conquered by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II.* 864 BC—Diognetus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son Pherecles.* 860 BC—The kingdom of Urartu is unified....

       - 850 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      ) (According to Albright)
    • Ahaziah
      Ahaziah of Israel
      Ahaziah or Ochozias was king of Israel and the son of Ahab and Jezebel.William F. Albright has dated his reign to 850-849 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 853-852 BC...

      , King of Israel (850 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 849 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Jehoram
      Jehoram of Israel
      Jehoram was a king of the northern Kingdom of Israel. He was the son of Ahab and Jezebel.According to , in the fifth year of Joram of Israel, Jehoram became king of Judah, when his father Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, indicating a co-regency...

      , King of Israel (849 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 842 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Jehu
      Jehu
      Jehu was a king of Israel. He was the son of Jehoshaphat, and grandson of Nimshi.William F. Albright has dated his reign to 842-815 BC, while E. R. Thiele offers the dates 841-814 BC...

      , King of Israel (842 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 815 BC
      810s BC
      -Events and trends:* 817 BC—Pedubastis I declares himself king of Egypt, founding the Twenty-third Dynasty.* 811 BC—Adad-nirari III succeeds his father Shamshi-Adad V as king of Assyria....

      )
  • Kingdom of Judah
    Kingdom of Judah
    The Kingdom of Judah was a Jewish state established in the Southern Levant during the Iron Age. It is often referred to as the "Southern Kingdom" to distinguish it from the northern Kingdom of Israel....

    • Jehoshaphat
      Jehoshaphat
      Jehoshaphat was the fourth king of the The Kingdom of Judah, and successor of his father Asa. His children included Jehoram, who succeeded him as king...

      , King of Judah (873 BC
      870s BC
      -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....

       - 849 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Jehoram
      Jehoram of Judah
      Jehoram of Judah was the king of the southern Kingdom of Judah, and the son of Jehoshaphat .According to , Jehoram became king of Judah in the fifth year of Jehoram of Israel, when his father Jehoshaphat was king of Judah, indicating a co-regency. The author of Kings also speaks of both Jehoram...

      , King of Judah (849 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 842 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Ahaziah
      Ahaziah of Judah
      Ahaziah of Judah was king of Judah, and the son of Jehoram and Athaliah, the daughter of king Ahab of Israel. He is also called Jehoahaz ....

      , King of Judah (842 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Athaliah
      Athaliah
      Athaliah was the queen of Judah during the reign of King Jehoram, and later became sole ruler of Judah for six years. William F. Albright has dated her reign to 842–837 BC, while Edwin R. Thiele's dates, as taken from the third edition of his magnum opus, were 842/841 to 836/835 BC...

      , Queen of Judah (842 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 837 BC
      830s BC
      -Events and trends:* 836 BC—Shalmaneser III of Assyria leads an expedition against the Tabareni.* 836 BC—Civil war breaks out in Egypt....

      )
  • Tyre, Phoenecia
    • Ithobaal I
      Ithobaal I
      Ithobaal I was a king of Tyre who founded a new dynasty. During his reign, Tyre expanded its power on the mainland, making all of Phoenicia its territory as far north as Beirut, including Sidon, and even a part of the island of Cyprus...

      , King of Tyre (878 BC
      870s BC
      -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....

       - 847 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Baal-Eser II
      Baal-Eser II
      Baal-Eser II , also known as Balbazer II and Ba‘l-mazzer I, was a king of Tyre, the son of Ithobaal I.The primary information related to Baal-Eser II comes from Josephus’s citation of the Phoenician author Menander of Ephesus, in Against Apion i.18. Here it is said that “Ithobalus, the priest of...

      , King of Tyre (846 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
  • Urartu
    Urartu
    Urartu , corresponding to Ararat or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highland....

    • Aramu
      Aramu
      Aramu or Arame was the first known king of Urartu.Living at the time of Shalmaneser III , Aram united the Nairi tribe against the threat of the Assyrian Empire...

      , King of Urartu (858 BC
      850s BC
      -Events and trends:*859 BC—Assurnasirpal II dies.*859 BC—Shalmaneser attacks Syria and Palestine.*858 BC—Aramu becomes king of Urartu.*858 BC—Shalmaneser III succeeds Assurnasirpal II as king of Assyria....

       - 844 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

      )
    • Lutipri
      Lutipri
      Lutipri was a 9th century BC king of Urartu. Little is known about him except that Vannic inscriptions claim that he was the father of his successor as king, Sarduri I....

      , King of Urartu (844 BC
      840s BC
      -Events and trends:* 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....

       - 834 BC
      830s BC
      -Events and trends:* 836 BC—Shalmaneser III of Assyria leads an expedition against the Tabareni.* 836 BC—Civil war breaks out in Egypt....

      )
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