List of state leaders in 920s BC
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930s BC state leaders - Events of 920s BC
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920s 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...
- 910s 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:...
)- Shoshenq IShoshenq IHedjkheperre Setepenre Shoshenq I , , also known as Sheshonk or Sheshonq I , was a Meshwesh Berber king of Egypt—of Libyan ancestry—and the founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty...
, Pharaoh of Egypt (943 BC940s BC-Events and trends:* 949 BC Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni Siddharta, according to far eastern schools of Buddhism.* 947 BC—Death of Zhou mo wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China....
- 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...
) - 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 ....
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- Shoshenq 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...
)- MuKing Mu of ZhouKing Mu of Zhou or King Mu of Chou or Mu Wang or Mu Wang was the fifth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. The dates of his reign are 976-922 BC or 956-918 BC.-Life:...
, King of China (977 BC970s BC-Events and trends:* 978 BC—Siamun succeeds Osorkon the Elder as king of Egypt.*Possible date of the death of King David....
- 922 BC) - GongKing Gong of ZhouKing Gong of Zhou or King Kung of Chou was the sixth sovereign of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 922-900 BC or 917/15-900 ....
, King of China (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...
- 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....
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- Mu
- 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)- Cheorwi, King of Gojoseon (943 BC940s BC-Events and trends:* 949 BC Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni Siddharta, according to far eastern schools of Buddhism.* 947 BC—Death of Zhou mo wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China....
- 925 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...
) - Seonhye, King of Gojoseon (925 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...
- 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....
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- Cheorwi, King of Gojoseon (943 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 ....
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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...
- Phorbas, 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...
(952 BC950s BC-Events and trends:* 959 BC—Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of Egypt.* 957 BC—The reign of Mu Wang of the Zhou Dynasty ends.* 952 BC—Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas....
- 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...
) - Megacles, Archon of Athens (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...
- 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....
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- Phorbas, Archon of Athens
- Ireland (legendary)
- Finn mac Blatha, High King of Ireland (952 BC950s BC-Events and trends:* 959 BC—Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of Egypt.* 957 BC—The reign of Mu Wang of the Zhou Dynasty ends.* 952 BC—Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas....
- 930 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...
) - Sétna InnarraidSétna InnarraidSétna Innarraid , son of Bres Rí, was, according to medieval Irish legend and historical tradition, a High King of Ireland. He is said to have been the first Irish king to pay his soldiers. He ruled for twenty years, before he was killed by Siomón Brecc, grandson of Nuadu Finn Fáil...
, High King of Ireland (930 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...
- 910 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....
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- Finn mac Blatha, High King of Ireland (952 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)- Agis IAgis IAgis I was a legendary king of Sparta and eponym of the Agiad dynasty. He was the son of Eurysthenes, first monarch of this dynasty, which ruled the city along with the Eurypontids. His genealogy was traced through Aristodemus, Aristomachus, Cleodaeus and Hyllus all the way to Heracles, and he...
, 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.930 BC930s BC-Events and trends:* 935 BC—Death of Zhou gong wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.* 935 BC—Death of Tiglath-Pileser II king of Assyria.* 934 BC—Ashur-dan II succeeds his father as King of Assyria....
- 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....
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- Agis I
- 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...
- CapetusCapetusCapetus or Capetus Silvius was a descendant of Aeneas and one of the legendary Latin kings of Alba Longa. He was the father of Tiberinus, after whom the Tiber river was named....
, 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...
(937 BC930s BC-Events and trends:* 935 BC—Death of Zhou gong wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.* 935 BC—Death of Tiglath-Pileser II king of Assyria.* 934 BC—Ashur-dan II succeeds his father as King of Assyria....
- 924 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...
) - Tiberinus Silvius, 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...
(924 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...
- 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....
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- Capetus
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...
- Ashur-dan IIAshur-dan IIAshur-Dan II was a King of Assyria .-Biography:Ashur-Dan II succeeded his father, Tiglath-Pileser II. He was succeeded by his son Adad-nirari II.He reigned from 935 BC until his death in 912 BC....
, 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...
(935 BC930s BC-Events and trends:* 935 BC—Death of Zhou gong wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.* 935 BC—Death of Tiglath-Pileser II king of Assyria.* 934 BC—Ashur-dan II succeeds his father as King of Assyria....
- 912 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....
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- Ashur-dan 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...
- Mar-biti-ahhe-iddina (943 BC940s BC-Events and trends:* 949 BC Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni Siddharta, according to far eastern schools of Buddhism.* 947 BC—Death of Zhou mo wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China....
- c.920 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....
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- Mar-biti-ahhe-iddina (943 BC
- United MonarchyUnited MonarchyAccording to Biblical tradition, the united Kingdom of Israel was a kingdom that existed in the Land of Israel, a period referred to by scholars as the United Monarchy. Biblical historians date the kingdom from c. 1020 BCE to c...
- SolomonSolomonSolomon , according to the Book of Kings and the Book of Chronicles, a King of Israel and according to the Talmud one of the 48 prophets, is identified as the son of David, also called Jedidiah in 2 Samuel 12:25, and is described as the third king of the United Monarchy, and the final king before...
, King of the United Monarchy (962 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...
- 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...
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- Solomon
- Kingdom of Israel
- JeroboamJeroboamJeroboam was the first king of the northern Israelite Kingdom of Israel after the revolt of the ten northern Israelite tribes against Rehoboam that put an end to the United Monarchy....
, King of Israel (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...
- 901 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....
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- Jeroboam
- 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....
- RehoboamRehoboamRehoboam was initially king of the United Monarchy of Israel but after the ten northern tribes of Israel rebelled in 932/931 BC to form the independent Kingdom of Israel he was king of the Kingdom of Judah, or southern kingdom. He was a son of Solomon and a grandson of David...
, King of Judah (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...
- 915 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....
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- Rehoboam
- Tyre, Phoenecia
- Baal-Eser IBaal-Eser IBaal-Eser I was a king of Tyre. His father, Hiram I, was a contemporary of David and Solomon, kings of Israel...
, King of Tyre (946 BC940s BC-Events and trends:* 949 BC Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni Siddharta, according to far eastern schools of Buddhism.* 947 BC—Death of Zhou mo wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China....
- 930 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...
) - AbdastartusAbdastartusAbdastartus was a king of Tyre, son of Baal-Eser I and grandson of Hiram I. The only information available about Abdastartus comes from the following citation of the Phoenician author Menander of Ephesus, in Josephus’s Against Apion i.18:Upon the death of Hirom, Beleazarus his son took the...
, King of Tyre (929 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...
- 921 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...
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- Baal-Eser I