870s BC

Decade

This article concerns the period 879 BC – 870 BC.

Millennium
1st millennium BC
Centuries
  • 10th century BC
  • 9th century BC
  • 8th century BC
Decades
  • 890s BC
  • 880s BC
  • 870s BC
  • 860s BC
  • 850s BC
Years
  • 879 BC
  • 878 BC
  • 877 BC
  • 876 BC
  • 875 BC
  • 874 BC
  • 873 BC
  • 872 BC
  • 871 BC
  • 870 BC
Categories
  • Births
  • Deaths
  • v
  • t
  • e

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.
  • 878 BC—Zhou li wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
  • 877 BC—Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism was born in India.[1][2]
  • 874 BC—Osorkon II succeeds Takelot I as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt.
  • 874 BC—Ahab becomes king of Israel (approximate date).
  • 872 BC—An exceptionally high flood of the Nile covers the floors of the Temple of Luxor.
  • 871 BC—Asa the King of Judah dies after sitting on the throne for 41 years.
  • Jehu, king of Israel, is born (approximate date).
  • Ahaziah, king of Judah, is born (approximate date).

References

  1. ^ Fisher 1997, p. 115.
  2. ^ Sangave 2001, p. 103.

Bibliography

  • Sangave, Dr. Vilas Adinath (2001). Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and Culture. Mumbai: Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7154-839-2.
  • Fisher, Mary Pat (1997). Living Religions: An Encyclopedia of the World's Faiths. London: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 1-86064-148-2.