870s BC

Events and trends

879 BC — Death of Zhou yi wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
879 BC — Kalhu is dedicated. Some historians say that Assurnasirpal II gives a banquet for 69,574 persons to celebrate it.
878 BC — Zhou li wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
874 BC — Shoshenq II succeeds Takelot I as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt.
874 BC — Ahab becomes king of Israel (approximate date).
872 BC — An exceptionally high flood of the Nile covers the floors of the Temple of Luxor.
872 BC — Osorkon II succeeds Shoshenq II as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt.