720s BC
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This article concerns the period 729 BC – 720 BC.
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Events and trends[edit]
- 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.
- 728 BC—Diocles of Corinth wins the stadion race at the 13th Olympic Games.
- 727 BC—Babylonia makes itself independent of Assyria, upon the death of Tiglath-Pileser III.
- 725 BC—Shalmaneser V starts a 3-year siege of Israel.
- 725 BC—Sparta conquers the neighboring region of Messenia and takes over the land.
- 724 BC—The Assyrians start a four-year siege of Tyre.
- 724 BC—The diaulos footrace is first introduced at the Olympics.
- 724 BC—Desmon of Corinth wins the stadion race at the 14th Olympic Games.
- 722 BC—In the fifth month of the year during the summer, Duke Zhuang of Zheng defeats his younger brother Gongshu Duan (
共 叔段) north of present-day Yanling County.[1][2][3][4] - 722 BC—Northern Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II.
- 722 BC—Duke Yin accedes to the throne of Lu in China, the first event recorded in the Spring and Autumn Annals.
- 721 BC—The Assyrians conquer the tribes of northern Israel.
- 721 BC—Sargon II starts to rule. He builds a new capital at Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad).
- 720 BC—End of the Assyrian siege of Tyre.
- 720 BC—Orsippus of Megara wins the stadion race at the 15th Olympic Games.
- 720 BC—The "dolichos" footrace is introduced at the Olympics.
- 720 BC—Guardian figure (pictured, right), from the entrance to the throne room at palace of Sargon II is made. It is now kept in the Oriental Institute, Chicago.
Significant Lifeforms[edit]
- 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—Shalmaneser V becomes king of Assyria (dies 722 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.
- 722 BC—Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria, dies.
- 722 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 King Ping of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 720 BC—Birth of Guan Zhong, political adviser of Qi in eastern Ancient China.
References[edit]
- ^ 鄢陵
概 况. 郑伯克 段 于鄢、晋 楚 鄢陵之 战、唐 雎不辱 使命 等 事件 均 发生于此。 (in Simplified Chinese). 2 May 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019. - ^
夏 征 农; 陈至立 , eds. (September 2009).辞 海 ：第 六 版 彩 图本 [Cihai (Sixth Edition in Color)] (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Lexicographical Publishing House. p. 2632. ISBN 9787532628599.鄢（yān）1
古 国名 、邑名。西 周 封 国 。妘姓，在 今 河南 鄢陵西北 。春秋 初 被 郑武公 灭后为郑邑。《春秋 》隐公元年 （公 元 前 722年 ）："郑伯克 段 于鄢。"即 此。后 改称 鄢陵。 - ^
新譯 古文 觀 止 （增 訂 五 版 ） [New Translation of Guwen Guanzhi (Expanded and Revised, 5th edition)] (in Chinese (Taiwan)). Translated by Hsieh Ping-ying; Hsiao-yu Chang (5 ed.). Taipei: San Min Book Co., Ltd. 2012. pp. 1, 2. ISBN 978-957-14-5607-2.鄭 伯 克 段 于鄢{...}鄢，鄭 國 邑名，在 今 河南 鄢陵北 。 - ^ Stephen Durrant; Wai-yee Li; David Schaberg (2016). Zuo Tradition / Zuozhuan: Commentary on the "Spring and Autumn Annals". University of Washington Press. pp. 6, 7. ISBN 9780295806730 – via Google Books.
6 Yan 鄢 was located north of present-day Yanling County 鄢陵
縣 , Henan.{...}LORD YIN 1 (722 BCE) ANNALS{...}In summer, in the fifth month, the Liege of Zheng overcame Duan (Gongshu Duan) at Yan.6