• Source: 870s BC

This article concerns the period 879 BC – 870 BC.




Events and trends


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.
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.




Births


877 BC—Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism.
Jehu, king of Israel (approximate date).
Ahaziah, king of Judah, is born (approximate date).




Deaths


879 BC—Zhou yi wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.




References






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.

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