List of state leaders in 880s BC
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890s BC state leaders - Events of 880s BC
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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 ....
- 870s 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 IOsorkon IThe son of Shoshenq I and his chief consort, Karomat A, Osorkon I was the second king of Egypt's 22nd Dynasty and ruled around 922 BC – 887 BC. He succeeded his father Shoshenq I who probably died within a year of his successful 923 BC campaign against the kingdoms of Israel and Judah...
, Pharaoh of Egypt (922 BC920s BC-Events and trends:* 928 BC—On the death of King Solomon, his son Rehoboam is unable to hold the tribes of Israel together, and the northern part secedes to become the kingdom of Israel, making Jeroboam its king...
- 887 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 ....
) - Shoshenq IIShoshenq IIHeqakheperre Shoshenq II was an Egyptian king of the 22nd dynasty of Egypt. He was the only ruler of this Dynasty whose tomb was not plundered by tomb robbers. His final resting place was discovered within Psusennes I's tomb at Tanis by Pierre Montet in 1939. Montet removed the coffin lid of...
, Pharaoh of Egypt (887 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 ....
- 885 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 ....
) - Takelot ITakelot IHedjkheperre Setepenre Takelot I was a son of Osorkon I and Queen Tashedkhons who ruled Egypt for 13 Years according to Manetho. Takelot would marry Queen Kapes who bore him Osorkon II...
, Pharaoh of Egypt (885 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 ....
- 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....
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- Osorkon I
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...
)- XiaoKing Xiao of ZhouKing Xiao of Zhou or King Hsiao of Chou was the eighth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 891–886 BC or 872–866 BC ....
, King of China (891 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....
- 886 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 ....
) - YiKing Yi of Zhou (Ji Xie)King Yi of Zhou or King I of Chou was the ninth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 885–878 BC or 865–858 BC....
, King of China (885 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 ....
- 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....
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- Xiao
- 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)
- Satyajit, 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...
(964 BC960s BC-Events and trends:* 967 BC—Tiglath-Pileser II becomes King of Assyria.* 967 BC—Solomon becomes king of the Israelites. * 965 BC—David, king of the ancient Israelites, died.-Significant people:* Solomon, king of the Kingdom of Israel...
- 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 ....
) - Biswajit, King of Magadha (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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- Satyajit, 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...
- Diognetus, 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...
(892 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....
- 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....
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- Diognetus, Archon of Athens
- Ireland (legendary)
- Énna Derg, High King of Ireland (893 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....
- 881 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 ....
) - Lugaid ÍardonnLugaid IardonnLugaid Íardonn, son of Énna Derg, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. His epithet, Old Irish for "dark brown", came from the colour of his hair. He succeeded his father, who had died of plague, to the throne, and ruled for nine years before he...
, High King of Ireland (881 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 ....
- 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....
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- Énna Derg, High King of Ireland (893 BC
- 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)- EchestratusEchestratusEchestratus was King of Sparta from about 900 to 870 BC. He was a son of Agis I, and third of the Agiad line of Spartan kings.In his reign the district of Cynuria on the Argive border was reduced. He was the father of Labotas or Leobotes, king of Sparta. his grandson was Doryssus....
, 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. 900 BC900s BC-Events and trends:* 909 BC — Zhou xiao wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.* 909 BC — Jeroboam, the first king of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel, dies and is succeeded by his son Nadab....
- 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....
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- Echestratus
- 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...
- Agrippa, 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...
(916 BC910s BC-Events and trends:* 915 BC —Death of Rehoboam, King of the ancient Kingdom of Judah.* 912 BC—Adad-nirari II succeeds his father Ashur-Dan II as king of Assyria.* 911 BC—Abijah, king of Judah, dies....
- 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....
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- Agrippa, King of Alba Longa
Middle East
- 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...
- Tukulti-Ninurta IITukulti-Ninurta IITukulti-Ninurta II was King of Assyria from 891 BC to 884 BC. He was the second king of the Neo Assyrian Empire.-Family:His father was Adad-nirari II, the second king of the Neo-Assyrian period. His son succeeded him and was named 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...
(891 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....
- 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 ....
) - Ashurnasirpal II, King of Assyria (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....
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- Tukulti-Ninurta II
- 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-šuma-ukin (900 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....
- 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 ....
) - 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....
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- Nabu-šuma-ukin (900 BC
- Kingdom of Israel
- Baasha, King of Israel (900 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....
- 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....
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- Baasha, King of Israel (900 BC
- 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....
- AsaAsa of JudahAsa was the third king of the Kingdom of Judah and the fifth king of the House of David. He was the son of Abijam, grandson of Rehoboam, and great-grandson of Solomon. The Hebrew Bible gives the period of his reign as 41 years. His reign is dated between 913-910 BCE to 873-869 BCE. He was...
, King of Judah (913 BC910s BC-Events and trends:* 915 BC —Death of Rehoboam, King of the ancient Kingdom of Judah.* 912 BC—Adad-nirari II succeeds his father Ashur-Dan II as king of Assyria.* 911 BC—Abijah, king of Judah, dies....
- 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....
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- Asa
- Tyre, Phoenecia
- DeleastartusDeleastartusDeleastartus was a king of Tyre and the second of four brothers who held the kingship. The information about him has been inferred from Frank M. Cross’s reconstruction of Josephus’s citation of the Phoenician author Menander of Ephesus, in Against Apion i.18...
, King of Tyre (900 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....
- 889 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 ....
) - AstarymusAstarymusAstarymus was a king of Tyre and the third of four brothers who held the kingship. The only information available about him comes from Josephus’s citation of the Phoenician author Menander of Ephesus, in Against Apion i.18...
, King of Tyre (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 ....
- 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....
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- Deleastartus