720S BC

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Events and trends
Significant people
Births

Events and trends



728 BCPiye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis, and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile Delta. He founds the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt.

727 BCBabylonia makes itself independent of Assyria, upon the death of Tiglath-Pileser III.

724 BC — The Assyrians start a four-year siege of Tyre.

724 BC — The ''diaulos'' footrace introduced at the Olympics.

722 BCSpring and Autumn Period of China's history begins as King Zhou ping wang of the Zhou Dynasty reigns in name only.

722 BCNorthern Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II.

721 BCSargon II startd to rule. He builds a new capital at Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad).

720 BC — End of the Assyrian siege of Tyre.

★ c. 720 BC — Guardian figure, from the entrance to the throne room at palace of Sargon II is made. It is now in The Oriental Institute, Chicago.

Significant people



729 BCTiglath-Pileser III officially crowned sovereign of Asia in Babylon.

★ 729 BC — Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah (or 726 BC).

★ 729 BC — Luli succeeds Mattan II as king of Tyre.

728 BC — Death of Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria (or 727 BC).

727 BC — Death of Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria (or 728 BC).

★ 727 BC — Shalmaneser V becomes king of Assyria (dies 723 BC).

★ 727 BC — Tefnakhte founds the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt.

726 BCHezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah (or 729 BC.

725 BCBakenranef (also known as Bocchoris) succeeds his father Tefnakhte as king of the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt.

724 BCAhaz, king of Judah (740 BC726 BC) dies.

723 BCShalmaneser V, king of Assyria, dies.

★ 723 BC — Sargon succeeds Shalmaneser V as king of Assyria.

721 BCShabaka succeeds his father Piye as king of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt.

720 BCShabaka kills Bakenranef (Bocchoris), ending the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt

★ 720 BC — Death of Zhou ping wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

Births



★ c. 720 BC - Guan Zhong, political adviser of Qi in eastern Ancient China.

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