This article concerns the period 829 BC â 820 BC.
Events and trends
- 828 BC/827 BC (14th year in the era of Gònghé)âÂÂKing Xuan of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China, ending the fourteen years of the Gonghe Regency.
- 828 BCâÂÂXiong Yan is replaced by his son Xiong Shuang as Viscount of Chu.
- 825 BCâÂÂTakelot II, king of Egypt, dies. Crown Prince Osorkon III and Shoshenq III, sons of Takelot, battle for the throne.
- 825 BC/824 BCâÂÂAriphron, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Thespieus.
- 825 BCâÂÂDido, founder of Carthage flees Tyre after the death of Acerbas
- 823 BCâÂÂDeath of Shalmaneser III, king of Assyria. He is succeeded by his son Shamshi-Adad V.
- 821 BCâÂÂXiong Xun, youngest brother of Xiong Shuang, ascends the throne of Chu after defeating his surviving brothers Xiong Xue and Xiong Kan.
- 820 BCâÂÂPygmalion ascends the throne of Tyre.
Significant People
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