890s BC - Definition and Overview

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

Decades: 940s BC 930s BC 920s BC 910s BC 900s BC - 890s BC - 880s BC 870s BC 860s BC 850s BC 840s BC

Events and Trends

• 895 BC - Death of Zhou xiao wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 894 BC - Zhou yi wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 892 BC - Megacles, King of Athens dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus.
• 891 BC - Tukulti-Ninurta II succeeds his father Adad-nirari II as king of Assyria

Significant People