Editing 9th century BC (section)

==Events==
[[Image:ShalmaneserIII.jpg|thumb|300px|King [[Jehu]] of the [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]] bows before [[Shalmaneser III]] of [[Assyria]].]]

=== [[890s BC]] ===
* 899 BC: The first year of [[King Yih of Zhou]]'s reign is marked by a solar eclipse.
* 892 BC: [[Megacles]], [[Kings of Athens|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

=== [[880s BC]] ===
* 887 BC: [[Shoshenq II|Soshenq II]] succeeds [[Osorkon I]] as king of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]].
*885 BC: [[Takelot I]] succeeds Soshenq II as king of Egypt.
*885 BC: [[King Yi of Zhou (Xie)|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]].

=== [[870s BC]] ===
* ~880 BC: [[Ashurnasirpal II]] moves the Assyrian capital from [[Assur]] to [[Nimrud]].
* 879 BC: Death of [[King Yi of Zhou (Ji Xie)|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 (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]] (approximate date).
* 872 BC: [[Parshvanatha]], 23rd [[Tirthankara]] of [[Jainism]] was born.{{sfn|Zimmer|1952|p=182-183}}
* 872 BC: An exceptionally high flood from the [[Nile]] covers the floors of the [[Temple of Luxor]].

=== [[860s BC]] ===
* 865 BC: Kar Kalmaneser was conquered by the [[Assyria]]n king [[Shalmaneser III]].
* 864 BC: Diognetus, [[Eponymous archon|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.

=== [[850s BC]] ===
* 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 [[Assyria]]n king [[Shalmaneser III]] and a military alliance of the king of [[Damascus]] and lesser powers including the [[prince]] of [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]]. (Either 854 or 853 BC)
* 850 BC: [[Takelot II]] ascends to the throne of [[Upper Egypt]]
* 850 BC: The [[Mumun Pottery Period|Middle Mumun Pottery Period]] begins in the [[Korean peninsula]].
* 850 BC: [[Tagaung Kingdom]] is founded by [[Abhiyaza]] of the [[Shakya|Sakya clan]] of the [[Buddha]] in 850 BCE, present-day northern [[Burma]] at the upper banks of the Irrawaddy river.<ref name=hy-1-153-154>Hmannan Vol. 1 2003: 153–154</ref>

=== [[840s BC]] ===
* 845 BC: Pherecles, [[Eponymous archon|Archon 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]]; [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]] and the [[Phoenicia]]n cities send tribute.
* 841 BC: Exile 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]].
* 841 BC: [[Ahaziah of Judah]] and [[Jehoram of Israel]] are assassinated, either by the [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Israelite]] usurper [[Jehu]], or the newly crowned [[Hazael]] of [[Aram-Damascus]], per the [[Tel Dan stele]].
* 840 BC: [[Gopala Dynasty]] started in Nepal, first dynasty to rule in a country named Nepal despite its present geographical boundaries.

=== [[830s BC]] ===
* 836 BC: [[Shalmaneser III]] of [[Assyria]] leads an expedition against the Tabareni.
* 836 BC: [[Civil war]] breaks out in [[Egypt]].

=== [[820s BC]] ===
* 827 BC: [[King Xuan of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of China.
* 825 BC: [[Takelot II]], king of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]], dies. [[Crown Prince]] [[Osorkon III]] and [[Shoshenq III]], sons of Takelot, battle for the throne.
* c. 825 BC: [[Ariphron]], [[Kings of Athens|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 of Tyre|Pygmalion]] ascends the throne of [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]].

=== [[810s BC]] ===
* 817 BC: [[Pedubastis I]] declares himself king of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]], founding the [[Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt|Twenty-third Dynasty]].
* 814 BC: [[Carthage]] is founded by [[Dido (Queen of Carthage)|Dido]] (traditional date).
* 811 BC: [[Adad-nirari III]] succeeds his father [[Shamshi-Adad V]] as king of [[Assyria]].

=== [[800s BC]] ===
* 804 BC: [[Adad-nirari III]] of [[Assyria]] conquers [[Damascus]].
* 804 BC: Death of [[Pedubastis I]], [[pharaoh]].
* c. 800 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]].