780s BC
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| Centuries: | 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC |
| Decades: | 810s BC 800s BC 790s BC - 780s BC - 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC |
| Years: | 783 BC 782 BC 781 BC - 780 BC - 779 BC 778 BC 777 BC |
[edit] Events and trends
- 783 BC - Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.
- 782 BC - Founding of Erebuni (Էրեբունի) by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan.
- 782 BC - Death of Zhou xuan wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- 781 BC - Zhou you wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- June 4, 780 BC - The first historic solar eclipse is recorded in China.
