720s BC

720s BC

Events and trends

*728 BCPiye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis, and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile Delta. He founds the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt.
*727 BCBabylonia makes itself independent of Assyria, upon the death of Tiglath-Pileser III.
*725 BC — Sparta conquered the neighboring region of messenia and took over the land.
*724 BC — The Assyrians start a four-year siege of Tyre.
*724 BC — The "diaulos" footrace introduced at the Olympics.
*722 BCSpring and Autumn Period of China's history begins as King Zhou ping wang of the Zhou Dynasty reigns in name only.
*722 BCNorthern Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II.
*721 BCSargon II started to rule. He builds a new capital at Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad).
*720 BC — End of the Assyrian siege of Tyre.
*c. 720 BC — Guardian figure, from the entrance to the throne room at palace of Sargon II is made. It is now in The Oriental Institute, Chicago.

ignificant people

*729 BCTiglath-Pileser III officially crowned sovereign of Asia in Babylon.
*729 BC — Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah (or 726 BC).
*729 BC — Luli succeeds Mattan II as king of Tyre.
*728 BC — Death of Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria (or 727 BC).
*727 BC — Death of Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria (or 728 BC).
*727 BC — Shalmaneser V becomes king of Assyria (dies 723 BC).
*727 BC — Tefnakhte founds the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt.
*726 BCHezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah (or 729 BC.
*725 BCBakenranef (also known as Bocchoris) succeeds his father Tefnakhte as king of the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt.
*724 BCAhaz, king of Judah (740 BC726 BC) dies.
*723 BCShalmaneser V, king of Assyria, dies.
*723 BC — Sargon succeeds Shalmaneser V as king of Assyria.
*721 BCShabaka succeeds his father Piye as king of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt.
*720 BCShabaka kills Bakenranef (Bocchoris), ending the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt
*720 BC — Death of Zhou ping wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

Births

*c. 720 BCGuan Zhong, political adviser of Qi in eastern Ancient China.


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