870s BC

This article concerns the period 879 BC – 870 BC.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	10th century BC 9th century BC 8th century BC
Decades:	890s BC 880s BC 870s BC 860s BC 850s BC
Years:	879 BC 878 BC 877 BC 876 BC 875 BC 874 BC 873 BC 872 BC 871 BC 870 BC
Categories:	Births Deaths

Events and trends

• 879 BC—Death of Zhou yi wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 879 BC—Kalhu is dedicated. Some historians 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.
• 877 BC—Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism was born in India.[1][2]
• 874 BC—Shoshenq II succeeds Takelot I 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.
• 872 BC—Osorkon II succeeds Shoshenq II as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt.
• Jehu, king of Israel, is born (approximate date).
• Ahaziah, king of Judah, is born (approximate date).

References

1. Fisher 1997, p. 115.
2. Sangave 2001, p. 103.

Bibliography

• Sangave, Dr. Vilas Adinath (2001). Facets of Jainology: Selected Research Papers on Jain Society, Religion, and Culture. Mumbai: Popular Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7154-839-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
• Fisher, Mary Pat (1997). Living Religions: An Encyclopedia of the World's Faiths. London: I.B.Tauris. ISBN 1-86064-148-2.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)