590S BC
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★ 599 BC — Vardhamana Mahavira, last Tirthankar of Jainism is born.
★ 598 BC — Jehoiachin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah.
★ March 16, 597 BC — Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king.
★ 595 BC — Psammetichus II succeeds Necho II as king of Egypt.
★ 594 BC — The leaders of Athens, facing an economic crisis and popular discontent, appointed the poet-statesman Solon archon to institute democratic reforms and revive the city's constitution, extending citizenship to males of many classes.
★ 593 BC — Exile of Sappho and Alcaeus (Alkaios) of Mytilene in Sicily.
★ 590 BC — Egyptian army sacks Napata, compelling the Cushite court to move to a more secure location at Meroe near the sixth cataract of the Nile. (Early history of Sudan)
★ Mahavira, founder of Jainism, (599–527)
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Events and trends
★ 599 BC — Vardhamana Mahavira, last Tirthankar of Jainism is born.
★ 598 BC — Jehoiachin succeeds Jehoiakim as King of Judah.
★ March 16, 597 BC — Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king.
★ 595 BC — Psammetichus II succeeds Necho II as king of Egypt.
★ 594 BC — The leaders of Athens, facing an economic crisis and popular discontent, appointed the poet-statesman Solon archon to institute democratic reforms and revive the city's constitution, extending citizenship to males of many classes.
★ 593 BC — Exile of Sappho and Alcaeus (Alkaios) of Mytilene in Sicily.
★ 590 BC — Egyptian army sacks Napata, compelling the Cushite court to move to a more secure location at Meroe near the sixth cataract of the Nile. (Early history of Sudan)
Significant people
Births
★ Mahavira, founder of Jainism, (599–527)
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