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'YOUR MOM IS HUTTTT AND I FU***** HER RIGHT IN THE PU***{{Centurybox|-9}} The '''9th century BC''' started the first day of 900 BC and ended the last day of 801 BC. It was a period of great change for several civilizations. In [[Africa]], [[Carthage]] is founded by the [[Phoenicia]]ns. In [[Egypt]], a severe flood covers the floor of [[Luxor]] temple, and years later, a civil war starts. It is the beginning of the [[Iron Age]] in [[Central Europe]], with the spread of the [[Proto-Celtic]] [[Hallstatt culture]], and the [[Proto-Celtic language]]. ==Events== [[Image:ShalmaneserIII.jpg|thumb|300ppx|King [[Jehu]] of the [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]] bows before [[Shalmaneser III]] of [[Assyria]].]] === [[890s BC]] === * 895 BC: Death of [[King Xiao of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of China. * 894 BC: [[King Yi of Zhou (Ji Xie)|King Yi of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of China. * 892 BC: [[Megacles]], [[Kings of Athens|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]]. === [[880s BC]] === * 889 BC: [[Takelot I]] succeeds his father [[Osorkon I]] as king of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]]. * 884 BC: [[Ashurnasirpal II]] succeeds his father [[Tukulti-Ninurta II]] as king of [[Assyria]]. === [[870s BC]] === * 879 BC: Death of [[King Yi of Zhou (Ji Xie)|King Yi of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of China. * 878 BC: [[King Li of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of China. * 874 BC: [[Osorkon II]] succeeds [[Takelot I]] as king of the [[Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt]]. * 874 BC: [[Ahab]] becomes king of [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]] (approximate date). * 872 BC: [[Parshvanatha]], 23rd [[Tirthankara]] of [[Jainism]] was born.{{sfn|Zimmer|1952|p=182-183}} * 872 BC: An exceptionally high flood of the [[Nile]] covers the floors of the [[Temple of Luxor]]. === [[860s BC]] === * 865 BC: [[Kar Kalmaneser]] was conquered by the [[Assyria]]n king [[Shalmaneser III]]. * 864 BC: [[Diognetus]], [[Eponymous archon|Archon of Athens]], dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son [[Pherecles]]. * 860 BC: The kingdom of [[Urartu]] is unified. === [[850s BC]] === * 858 BC: [[Aramu]] becomes king of [[Urartu]]. * 858 BC: [[Shalmaneser III]] succeeds [[Ashurnasirpal II]] as king of [[Assyria]]. * 854/3 BC: [[Battle of Karkar]]—An indecisive engagement between [[Assyria]]n king [[Shalmaneser III]] and a military alliance of the king of [[Damascus]] and lesser powers including the [[prince]] of [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]]. (Either 854 or 853 BC) * 850 BC: [[Takelot II]] succeeds [[Osorkon II]] as King of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]. * 850 BC: The [[Mumun Pottery Period|Middle Mumun Pottery Period]] begins in the [[Korean peninsula]]. === [[840s BC]] === * 845 BC: [[Pherecles]], [[Eponymous archon|Archon of Athens]], dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son [[Ariphron]]. * 842 BC: [[Shalmaneser III]] devastates the territory of [[Damascus]]; [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Kingdom of Israel]] and the [[Phoenicia]]n cities send tribute. * 841 BC: Death of [[King Li of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of China. * 841 BC: ''[[Records of the Grand Historian]]'' regards this year as the first year of consecutive annual dating of [[Chinese history]]. * 840 BC: [[Gopala Dynasty started in Nepal]], first dynasty to rule in a country named Nepal despite its present geographical boundaries. === [[830s BC]] === * 836 BC: [[Shalmaneser III]] of [[Assyria]] leads an expedition against the [[Tabareni]]. * 836 BC: [[Civil war]] breaks out in [[Egypt]]. === [[820s BC]] === * 827 BC: [[King Xuan of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of China. * 825 BC: [[Takelot II]], king of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]], dies. [[Crown Prince]] [[Osorkon III]] and [[Shoshenq III]], sons of Takelot, battle for the throne. * c. 825 BC: [[Ariphron]], [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]], dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son [[Thespieus]]. * 823 BC: Death of [[Shalmaneser III]], king of [[Assyria]]. He is succeeded by his son [[Shamshi-Adad V]]. * 820 BC: [[Pygmalion of Tyre|Pygmalion]] ascends the throne of [[Tyre (Lebanon)|Tyre]]. === [[810s BC]] === * 817 BC: [[Pedubastis I]] declares himself king of [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]], founding the [[Twenty-third dynasty of Egypt|Twenty-third Dynasty]]. * 814 BC: [[Carthage]] is founded by [[Dido (Queen of Carthage)|Dido]] (traditional date). * 813 BC: [[Carthage]] is founded by [[Phoenicia]]ns. * 811 BC: [[Adad-nirari III]] succeeds his father [[Shamshi-Adad V]] as king of [[Assyria]]. === [[800s BC]] === * 804 BC: [[Adad-nirari III]] of [[Assyria]] conquers [[Damascus]]. * 804 BC: Death of [[Pedubastis I]], [[pharaoh]]. * c. 800 BC: [[Etruscan civilization]]. * Beginning of the [[Iron Age]] in [[Central Europe]], spread of the [[Proto-Celtic]] [[Hallstatt culture]], and the [[Proto-Celtic language]]. * [[Adena culture]] appears in present-day [[Northeastern United States]]. ==Significant persons== * [[Homer]], 8th-century BC * [[Elijah]], a 9th-century BC [[prophet]] found in the [[Old Testament]] ([[Tanakh]]) of the [[Bible]]. * [[Shalmaneser III]], king of [[Assyria]] (858 BC–824 BC) ==Inventions, discoveries, introductions== *First inscriptions in [[South Arabian alphabet|Epigraphic South Arabian]] found in [[Akkele Guzay]]<ref>Fattovich, Rodolfo, "Akkälä Guzay" in Uhlig, Siegbert, ed. ''Encyclopaedia Aethiopica: A-C''. Wiesbaden: Otto Harrassowitz KG, 2003, p. 169.</ref> *9th century BC—[[Olmec]]s build [[pyramid]]s. *Emergence of the [[Brahmana]] period of [[Vedic Sanskrit]], probable composition of the [[Shatapatha Brahmana]], and the first beginning of the [[Upanishad]]ic and [[Vedanta|Vedantic]] traditions of [[Hinduism]]. ==In works of fiction== * In ''[[Highlander (film)|Highlander]]'', the immortal Juan Sánchez Villa-Lobos Ramírez ([[Sean Connery]]) was born in Egypt in 896 BC. * In ''[[True Blood]]'', the vampire known as Russell Edgington was born around 850 BC, and was turned about 800 BC. ==Sovereign States== See: [[List of sovereign states in the 9th century BC]]. ==Notes== {{reflist|2}} ==References== *{{citation|last=Zimmer|first=Heinrich|authorlink=Heinrich Zimmer|title=Philosophy of India by Heinrich Zimmer|year=1952|editor=[[Joseph Campbell]]|publisher=[[Routledge]] & Kegan Paul Ltd|location=[[London]], E.C. 4|url=https://archive.org/details/Philosophy.of.India.by.Heinrich.Zimmer|isbn=|quote=Not in copyright}} {{Decades and years}} {{Centuries}} {{DEFAULTSORT:9th Century Bc}} [[Category:1st millennium BC|-1]] [[Category:9th century BC| ]] [[Category:Centuries|-91]]'