Editing 870s BC

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This article concerns the period '''879 BC – 870 BC'''.
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==Events and trends==
*879 BC—[[Kalhu]] is dedicated. Some [[historian]]s say that [[Assurnasirpal II]] gives a [[banquet]] for 69,574 persons to celebrate it.
*[[878 BC]]—[[Zhou li wang]] 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)|Israel]] (approximate date).
*[[872 BC]]—An exceptionally high flood of the [[Nile]] covers the floors of the [[Temple of Luxor]].
*[[871 BC]]—[[Asa of Judah|Asa]] the King of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] dies after sitting on the throne for 41 years.

== Births ==

* [[877 BC]]—[[Parshvanatha]], the 23rd [[Tirthankara]] of Jainism.{{sfn|Fisher|1997|p=115}}{{sfn|Sangave|2001|p=103}}
* [[Jehu]], king of [[Israel]] (approximate date).
* [[Ahaziah of Judah|Ahaziah]], king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], is born (approximate date).

== Deaths ==

* [[879 BC]]—[[King Yi of Zhou (Ji Xie)|Zhou yi wang]], king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].

==References==
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==Bibliography==
*{{cite book|last=Sangave|first=Dr. Vilas Adinath|title=Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and Culture|publisher=Popular Prakashan|year=2001|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QzEQJHWUwXQC|location=[[Mumbai]]|isbn=978-81-7154-839-2}}
*{{cite book|last=Fisher|first=Mary Pat|title =Living Religions: An Encyclopedia of the World's Faiths|publisher=I.B.Tauris|year=1997|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ytOHbLdtSY4C|location=[[London]]|isbn=1-86064-148-2}}

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