The 9th century BC started the first day of
900 BC and ended the last day of
801 BC.
Overview
The 9th century BC was a period of great changes in civilizations. In
Africa,
Carthage is founded by the
Phoenicians. In
Egypt, a severe flood covers the floor of
Luxor temple, and years later, a civil war starts.
It is the beginning of the
Iron Age in
Central Europe, with the spread of the
Proto-Celtic Hallstatt culture, and the
Proto-Celtic language.
Events
★
895 BC — Death of
King Xiao of Zhou, King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China.
★
894 BC —
King Yi of Zhou 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.
★
891 BC —
Tukulti-Ninurta II succeeds his father
Adad-nirari II as king of
Assyria.
★
889 BC —
Takelot I succeeds his father
Osorkon I as king of
Egypt.
★
884 BC —
Assurnasirpal II succeeds his father
Tukulti-ninurta II as king of
Assyria.
★
879 BC — Death of
King Yi of Zhou, King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China.
★
878 BC —
King Li of Zhou becomes King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China.
★
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.
★
865 BC —
Kar Kalmaneser was conquered by the
Assyrian king
Shalmaneser III.
★
864 BC —
Diognetus,
King of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son
Pherecles.
★
863 BC — The city of
Bath is founded. It is named after the
leprosy-curing hot springs there.
★
860 BC — The kingdom of
Urartu is unified.
★
858 BC —
Aramu becomes king of
Urartu.
★ 858 BC —
Shalmaneser III succeeds
Assurnasipal II as king of
Assyria.
★
854 BC —
Battle of Karkar — An indecisive engagement between
Assyrian king
Shalmaneser II and a military alliance of the king of
Damascus and lesser powers including the
prince of
Tyre. (or
853 BC)
★
853 BC —
Battle of Karkar — An indecisive engagement between
Assyrian king
Shalmaneser II and a military alliance of the king of
Damascus and lesser powers including the
prince of
Tyre. (or
854 BC)
★
850 BC —
Takelot II succeeds
Osorkon II as King of
Egypt.
★
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.
★
841 BC — Death of
King Li of Zhou, King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China.
★
841 BC — ''
Records of the Grand Historian'' regards this year as the first year of consecutive annual dating of
Chinese history.
★
836 BC —
Shalmaneser III of
Assyria leads an expedition against the
Tabareni.
★
836 BC —
Civil war breaks out in
Egypt.
★
827 BC —
King Xuan of Zhou becomes King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China.
★
825 BC —
Takelot II, king of
Egypt, dies.
Crown Prince Osorkon III and
Shoshenq III, sons of Takelot, battle for the throne.
★ 825/
824 BC —
Ariphron,
King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son
Thespieus.
★
823 BC — Death of
Shalmaneser III, king of
Assyria. He is succeeded by his son
Shamshi-Adad V.
★
820 BC —
Pygmalion ascends the throne of
Tyre.
★
817 BC —
Pedubastis I declares himself king of
Egypt, founding the
Twenty-third Dynasty.
★
814 BC —
Carthage is founded by
Dido (traditional date).
★
813 BC —
Carthage is founded by
Phoenicians.
★
811 BC —
Adad-nirari III succeeds his father
Shamshi-Adad V as king of
Assyria.
★
804 BC —
Adad-nirari III of
Assyria conquers
Damascus.
★ 804 BC — Death of
Pedubastis I,
pharaoh.
★
800s BC —
Etruscan civilization.
★ Beginning of the
Iron Age in
Central Europe, spread of the
Proto-Celtic Hallstatt culture, and the
Proto-Celtic language.
★
Adena culture appears in present day
Northeastern United States.
Significant persons
★
Shalmaneser III, king of
Assyria (
858–
824 BC)
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
★ First inscriptions in
Epigraphic South Arabian found in
Akkele Guzay[1]
★
800s BC —
Olmecs builds
pyramids.
★ Emergence of the
Brahmana period of
Vedic Sanskrit, probable composition of the
Shatapatha Brahmana, and the first beginning of the
Upanishadic and
Vedantic traditions of
Hinduism.
Decades and Years
References
1. Fattovich, Rodolfo, "Akkälä Guzay" in von Uhlig, Siegbert, ed. ''Encylopaedia Aethiopica: A-C''. Weissbaden: Otto Harrassowitz KG, 2003, p.169.
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