720S BC
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★ 728 BC — Piye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis, and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile Delta. He founds the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt.
★ 727 BC — Babylonia makes itself independent of Assyria, upon the death of Tiglath-Pileser III.
★ 724 BC — The Assyrians start a four-year siege of Tyre.
★ 724 BC — The ''diaulos'' footrace introduced at the Olympics.
★ 722 BC — Spring and Autumn Period of China's history begins as King Zhou ping wang of the Zhou Dynasty reigns in name only.
★ 722 BC — Northern Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II.
★ 721 BC — Sargon II startd 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.
★ 729 BC — Tiglath-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 BC — Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah (or 729 BC.
★ 725 BC — Bakenranef (also known as Bocchoris) succeeds his father Tefnakhte as king of the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt.
★ 724 BC — Ahaz, king of Judah (740 BC–726 BC) dies.
★ 723 BC — Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria, dies.
★ 723 BC — Sargon succeeds Shalmaneser V as king of Assyria.
★ 721 BC — Shabaka succeeds his father Piye as king of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt.
★ 720 BC — Shabaka kills Bakenranef (Bocchoris), ending the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt
★ 720 BC — Death of Zhou ping wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
★ c. 720 BC - Guan Zhong, political adviser of Qi in eastern Ancient China.
| Contents |
| Events and trends |
| Significant people |
| Births |
Events and trends
★ 728 BC — Piye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis, and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile Delta. He founds the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt.
★ 727 BC — Babylonia makes itself independent of Assyria, upon the death of Tiglath-Pileser III.
★ 724 BC — The Assyrians start a four-year siege of Tyre.
★ 724 BC — The ''diaulos'' footrace introduced at the Olympics.
★ 722 BC — Spring and Autumn Period of China's history begins as King Zhou ping wang of the Zhou Dynasty reigns in name only.
★ 722 BC — Northern Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II.
★ 721 BC — Sargon II startd 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.
Significant people
★ 729 BC — Tiglath-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 BC — Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah (or 729 BC.
★ 725 BC — Bakenranef (also known as Bocchoris) succeeds his father Tefnakhte as king of the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt.
★ 724 BC — Ahaz, king of Judah (740 BC–726 BC) dies.
★ 723 BC — Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria, dies.
★ 723 BC — Sargon succeeds Shalmaneser V as king of Assyria.
★ 721 BC — Shabaka succeeds his father Piye as king of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt.
★ 720 BC — Shabaka 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 BC - Guan Zhong, political adviser of Qi in eastern Ancient China.
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