780s BC
Template:Short description This article concerns the period 789 BC – 780 BC. Template:Decadebox BC
Events and trends
[edit]- 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.
- 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni Fortress by the orders of King Argishtis I of Urartu at the site of current-day Yerevan, Armenia
- 782 BC—Death of King Xuan of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.Template:Fact
- 781 BC—King You of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.Template:Fact
- 781 BC—Some say the oldest date-verified Chinese recording of a Solar Eclipse happened on June 4th of this year, but others argue that it was in 735 BC. <ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 780–560 BC—The Establishment of The Greek Colonies.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
References
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