Editing 8th century BC (section)

=== [[740s BC]] ===

* February 26, [[747 BC]]: [[Nabonassar]] becomes king of [[Babylon]].
* [[747 BC]]: [[Meles of Lydia|Meles]] becomes king of [[Lydia]].
* [[747 BC]]: The [[Lusatian culture]] city at [[Biskupin]] is founded.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.biskupin.pl/asp/pl_start_nauka.asp?typ=14&menu=46&strona=1 |title=Muzeum Archeologiczne w Biskupinie |publisher=Biskupin.pl |access-date=2012-07-06 }}{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
* [[745 BC]]: The crown of [[Assyria]] is seized by Pul, who takes the name [[Tiglath-Pileser III]].
* [[743 BC]]: [[Duke Zhuang of Zheng|Duke Zhuang]] of the Chinese state of [[Zheng (state)|Zheng]] comes to power.
* [[740 BC]]: [[Tiglath-Pileser III]] conquers the city of [[Arpad (Syria)|Arpad]] in [[Syria]] after two years of siege.
* [[740 BC]]: Start of [[Ahaz]]'s reign of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]].