Editing 7th century BC (section)

=== [[600s BC (decade)|600s BC]] ===

* [[609 BC]]: King [[Josiah]] of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] dies in the [[Battle of Megiddo (609 BC)|Battle of Megiddo]] against [[Pharaoh]] [[Necho II]] of [[Egypt]], who is on his way north to aid the rump [[Assyria]]n state of [[Ashur-uballit II]].
* [[609 BC]]: The [[Babylonians]] defeat the [[Assyrian army]] of [[Ashur-uballit II]] and capture [[Harran]]. Ashur-uballit, the last [[Assyria]]n king, disappears from history.
* [[609 BC]]: [[Jehoahaz of Judah|Jehoahaz]] succeeds his father [[Josiah]] as [[King of Judah]], but is quickly deposed by [[Necho II|Necho]], who installs Jehoahaz's brother [[Jehoiakim]] in his place.
* [[607 BC]]: Death of [[King Kuang of Zhou]], king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].
* [[606 BC]]: [[King Ding of Zhou]] becomes king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].
* [[605 BC]]: [[Battle of Carchemish]]: [[Crown Prince]] [[Nebuchadnezzar]] of [[Babylon]] defeats the army of [[Necho II]] of [[Egypt]], securing the [[Babylonia]]n conquest of [[Assyria]]. The [[Babylonians]] pursue the Egyptians through [[Syria]] and [[Palestine (region)|Palestine]].
* [[605 BC]]: [[Nebuchadnezzar II]] succeeds his father [[Nabopolassar]] as King of [[Babylon]].
* [[601 BC]]: An alliance of [[Medes]] (from western [[Iran]]) and [[Scythians]] (who originated from the [[Eurasian Steppe]]) invade the northern and eastern parts of [[Assyria]].
* [[600 BC]]: Foundation of [[Capua]].
* [[600 BC]]: [[India]]—Age of the [[Mahajanapadas]]—16 polities rule India—[[Kasi Kingdom|Kasi]], [[Kosala]], [[Anga]], [[Magadha (Mahajanapada)|Magadha]], [[Vajjika League|Vajji]] (or Vṛji), [[Malla (tribe)|Malla]], [[Chedi Kingdom|Chedi]], [[Vatsa]] (or Vamsa), [[Kuru (kingdom)|Kuru]], [[Panchala]], [[Matsya (tribe)|Matsya]] (or Maccha), [[Surasena]], [[Assaka]], [[Avanti (India)|Avanti]], [[Gandhara]], [[Kamboja Kingdom|Kamboja]]
* [[600 BC]]: Foundation of [[Milan]] by [[Celts]] (approximate date).
* [[600 BC]]: Foundation of [[Marseille]] by [[Phoceans]] (traditional date).
* [[600 BC]]: [[Smyrna]] sacked and destroyed.
* [[600 BC]]: [[Nebuchadnezzar II|Nebuchadnezzar]] builds the [[Hanging Gardens of Babylon]].