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Decade
This article concerns the period 829 BC – 820 BC.
Events and trends
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828 BC/827 BC (14th year in the era of Gònghé)—
King Xuan of Zhou becomes King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China, ending almost two decades of the
Gonghe Regency.
- 828 BC—
Xiong Yan is replaced by his son
Xiong Shuang as Viscount of
Chu.
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825 BC—
Takelot II, king of
Egypt, dies.
Crown Prince
Osorkon III and
Shoshenq III, sons of Takelot, battle for the throne.
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825 BC/824 BC—
Ariphron,
King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son
Thespieus.
- 825 BC—
Dido, founder of
Carthage flees
Tyre after the death of
Acerbas
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823 BC—Death of
Shalmaneser III, king of
Assyria. He is succeeded by his son
Shamshi-Adad V.
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821 BC—
Xiong Xun, youngest brother of Xiong Shuang, ascends the throne of Chu after defeating his surviving brothers Xiong Xue and Xiong Kan.
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820 BC—
Pygmalion ascends the throne of
Tyre.
Significant people
References