List of state leaders in 850s BC
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860s BC state leaders - Events of 850s BC
- 840s BC state leaders - State leaders by year
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....
- 840s BC state leaders - State leaders by year
Africa
- EgyptEgyptEgypt , 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 DynastyTwenty-second dynasty of EgyptThe 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 IIOsorkon IIUsermaatre 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,...
, Pharaoh of Egypt (872 BC870s 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....
- 837 BC830s 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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- Osorkon II
Asia
- China (Zhou DynastyZhou DynastyThe Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
)- LiKing Li of ZhouKing 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 BC870s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Li
- GojoseonGojoseonGojoseon 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....
(KoreaKoreaKorea ) 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 BC890s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Uiyang, King of Gojoseon (896 BC
- India (legendary)
- Biswajit, King of MagadhaLegendary Kings of MagadhaThe 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 BC880s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Biswajit, King of Magadha
Europe
- AthensAthensAthens , 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 AthensArchon of AthensThis 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 BC860s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Pherecles, Archon of Athens
- Ireland (legendary)
- SírlámSirlámSírlám, son of Finn mac Blatha, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He took power after killing his predecessor, Lugaid Íardonn, in Ráth Clochair. His name means "long hand" or "long arm", and it is said his arms reached the ground when was...
, High King of Ireland (872 BC870s 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....
- 856 BC850s 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....
) - Eochu Uairches, High King of Ireland (856 BC850s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Sírlám
- SpartaSpartaSparta 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 SpartaKings of SpartaSparta 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 BC870s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Labotas, King of Sparta
- Alba LongaAlba LongaAlba 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...
- Romulus SilviusRomulus SilviusRomulus Silvius was a descendant of Aeneas and a king of Alba Longa. Alba Longa was a city near the site of Rome, founded later by Romulus, his great-great-great-grandson in 753 BC. He was also known as Aremulus or Alladius. Romulus Silvius is said to have been a wicked ruler and pretended to know...
, King of Alba LongaLatin kings of Alba LongaThe 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...
(875 BC870s 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....
- 856 BC850s 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....
) - AventinusAventinusAventinus 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 LongaLatin kings of Alba LongaThe 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 BC850s 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 BC810s 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....
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- Romulus Silvius
Middle East
- Aram DamascusAram DamascusAram 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....
- HadadezerHadadezerHadadezer ; 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 Aram Damascus (880 BC870s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Hadadezer
- AssyriaAssyriaAssyria 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...
- Ashurnasirpal II, King of AssyriaKings of AssyriaThe 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...
(884 BC880s 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 ....
- 859 BC850s 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....
) - Shalmaneser IIIShalmaneser IIIShalmaneser III was king of Assyria , and son of the previous ruler, Ashurnasirpal II....
, King of Assyria (859 BC850s 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 BC820s 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...
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- Ashurnasirpal II, King of Assyria
- BabylonBabylonBabylon 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...
- Nabu-apla-iddinaNabu-apla-iddinaNabu-apla-iddina was a Babylonian king who reigned ca. 888 – 855 BC. His father was King Nabu-shuma-ukin. During much of Nabu-apla-iddina's reign Babylon faced a significant rival in Assyria under the rule of Ashurnasirpal II...
(888 BC880s 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 ....
- 855 BC850s 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....
) - Marduk-zakir-šumi I (855 BC850s 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 BC810s 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....
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- Nabu-apla-iddina
- Kingdom of Israel
- AhabAhabAhab 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 BC860s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Ahab
- Kingdom of JudahKingdom of JudahThe 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....
- JehoshaphatJehoshaphatJehoshaphat 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 BC870s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Jehoshaphat
- Tyre, Phoenecia
- Ithobaal IIthobaal IIthobaal 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 BC870s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Ithobaal I
- UrartuUrartuUrartu , corresponding to Ararat or Kingdom of Van was an Iron Age kingdom centered around Lake Van in the Armenian Highland....
- AramuAramuAramu 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 BC850s 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 BC840s 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....
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- Aramu