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==Events== * [[529 BC]]—The Chinese state of [[Zhoulai]] is conquered by [[Wu (state)|Wu]]. * [[528 BC]]—[[Gautama Buddha]] attains [[Enlightenment (Buddhism)|Enlightenment]], and begins his ministry. *[[527 BC]]—[[Jainism|Jain]] [[Tirthankara]] [[Mahavira]] attains [[Moksha (Jainism)|Moksha]], according to the [[Śvētāmbara|Swetambara]] Tradition. * 527 BC—[[Peisistratos of Athens|Peisistratos]] a [[tyrant]] of [[Athens]] dies: his son [[Hippias (tyrant)|Hippias]] inherits his power.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Starr|first=Chester|date=April 2019|title=Peisistratus: TYRANT OF ATHENS|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Peisistratus|website=Encyclopedia Britannica}}</ref> * [[526 BC]]—[[Psammetichus III]] succeeds [[Amasis II]] as king of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]. * 526 BC—[[King Liao of Wu]] ascends to power in the [[Wu (state)|State of Wu]] in [[China]] during the [[Zhou dynasty]]. * [[525 BC]]—[[Cambyses II]], ruler of [[Achaemenid Empire|Persia]], conquers [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]], defeating [[Psammetichus III]]. This is considered the end of the [[Twenty-sixth dynasty of Egypt|Twenty-sixth Dynasty]], and the start of the Persian [[History of Achaemenid Egypt#The first Egyptian satrapy|Twenty-seventh Dynasty]]. * {{Circa|525 BC}}—[[Coin]]s start to have an image on two sides. * [[522 BC]]—[[Bardiya]] succeeds [[Cambyses II]] as ruler of [[Iran|Persia]]. * 522 BC—[[Babylon]] rebels against [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] rule. * 522 BC—[[Darius I of Persia|Darius I]] succeeds [[Bardiya]] as ruler of [[Iran|Persia]]. He is the son of a government official. * 521 BC—The [[Babylonia|Babylonian]] rebellion against [[Achaemenid Empire|Persian]] rule is suppressed. * [[520 BC]]—[[King Dao of Zhou|Dao]] becomes King of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]] but dies before the end of the year. * 520 BC—[[Cleomenes I]] succeeds [[Anaxandridas II|Anaxandridas]] as king of [[Sparta]] (approximate date). * c. 520 BC—[[Darius I]] decrees that work on Jerusalem resume as per the decree of [[Cyrus the Great]]. * c. 520 BC—Kore, from [[Chios]](?), is made. It is now at [[Acropolis Museum]], [[Athens]]. * c. 520 BC—[[Sarcophagus]], from [[Cerveteri]] is made. It is now at [[National Etruscan Museum]], [[Rome]] (approximate date). * 520 BC–[[510 BC]]—The Priam Painter makes "Women at a Fountain House", black-figure decoration on a [[hydria]]. It is now at [[Museum of Fine Arts, Boston]].
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