780s BC

This article concerns the period 789 BC – 780 BC.

Events and trends

• 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.^[citation needed]
• 781 BC—King You of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.^[citation needed]
• 781 BC—The oldest date-verified Chinese recording of a Solar Eclipse happens on June 4th. [1]
• 780–560 BC—The Establishment of The Greek Colonies.[2]

References

1. "Recording on the Chinese Solar Eclipse". academic.oup.com. Retrieved 2024-10-01.
2. "World History 900-700 BC". www.historycentral.com. Retrieved 2021-03-11.