Centuries: 10th century BC - 9th century BC - 8th century BC

Decades: 920s BC 910s BC 900s BC 890s BC 880s BC - 870s BC - 860s BC 850s BC 840s BC 830s BC 820s BC

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Events and Trends

• 879 BC - Death of Zhou yi wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 878 BC - Zhou li wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 874 BC - Osorkon II succeeds Takelot as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt.
• 874 BC - Ahab becomes king of Israel (approximate date)
• 872 BC - An exceptionally high flood of the Nile covers the floors of the Temple of Luxor

Significant People

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