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9th century BC
Summary
The 9th century BC started the first day of 900 BC and ended the last day of 801 BC. It was a period of great change for several 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.
899 BC: The first year of King Yih of Zhou's reign is marked by a solar eclipse.
892 BC: Megacles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus.
892 BC: King Xiao of Zhou overthrows King Yih of Zhou and takes the throne.
891 BC: Tukulti-Ninurta II succeeds his father Adad-nirari II as king of Assyria.
890 BC: Napoli some reports and excavations about the foundation of the city
887 BC: Soshenq II succeeds Osorkon I as king of Egypt.
885 BC: Takelot I succeeds Soshenq II as king of Egypt.
885 BC: King Yi of Zhou, son of King Yih, is restored to the throne.
884 BC: Ashurnasirpal 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 Kingdom of Israel (approximate date).
872 BC: Parshvanatha, 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism was born.
872 BC: An exceptionally high flood from 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, Archon of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son Pherecles.
860 BC: The kingdom of Urartu is unified.
858 BC: Aramu becomes king of Urartu.
858 BC: Shalmaneser III succeeds Ashurnasirpal II as king of Assyria.
854/3 BC: Battle of Karkar—An indecisive engagement between Assyrian king Shalmaneser III and a military alliance of the king of Damascus and lesser powers including the prince of Tyre.
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