Editing 9th century BC (section)

=== [[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]].