780s BC

This article concerns the period 789 BC – 780 BC.

Events and trends 783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria. 782 BC—Founding of Erebuni Fortress by the orders of King Argishtis I of Urartu at the site of current-day Yerevan, Armenia 782 BC—Death of King Xuan of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China. 781 BC—King You of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China. 781 BC—Some say the oldest date-verified Chinese recording of a Solar Eclipse happened on June 4th of this year, but others argue that it was in 735 BC. 780–560 BC—The Establishment of The Greek Colonies.

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