740s BC
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| Millennia: | 1st millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BC |
| Decades: | 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC - 740s BC - 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC |
| Years: | 749 BC 748 BC 747 BC 746 BC 745 BC 744 BC 743 BC 742 BC 741 BC 740 BC |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments |
[edit] Events and trends
- 747 BC — February 26 - Nabonassar becomes king of Babylonia.
- 747 BC — Meles becomes king of Lydia.
- 745 BC — The Crown of Assyria seized by Pul, who takes the name Tiglath-Pileser III.
- 743 BC — Duke Zhuang of the Chinese state of Zheng comes to power.
- 743 BC — Beginning of the First Messenian War.
- 740 BC — Tiglath-Pileser III conquers the city of Arpad in Syria after two years of siege.
- 740 BC — Start of Ahaz's reign of Judah.
