What happened in the 9th century BC

World4

• 872 BCAn exceptionally high flood from the Nile covers the floors of the Temple of Luxor.
• Emergence of the Brahmana period of Vedic Sanskrit, probable composition of the Shatapatha Brahmana, and the establishment of the Upanishadic and Vedantic traditions of Hinduism.
• Parshvanath gives Jain philosophy of Karma theory, Vows of Sramana (Ahimsa, Asteya, Aparigraha, Satya)
• 840 BCGopala Dynasty started in Nepal, first dynasty to rule in a country named Nepal despite its present geographical boundaries.

North America2

• Adena culture appears in present-day Northeastern United States.
• In True Blood, the vampire known as Russell Edgington was born around 850 BC, and was turned about 800 BC.

Europe7

• 900 BCthe Villanovan culture emerges in northern Italy.
• 892 BCMegacles, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son Diognetus.
• 890 BCNaples some reports and excavations about the foundation of the city
• 864 BCDiognetus, Archon of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years and is succeeded by his son Pherecles.
• Beginning of the Iron Age in Central Europe, spread of the Proto-Celtic Hallstatt culture, and the Proto-Celtic language.
• 845 BCPherecles, Archon of Athens, dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Ariphron.
• c. 825 BCAriphron, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Thespieus.

Asia14

• 900 BCFoundation of Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
• 900 BCthe Adichanallur relics, from Tamil Nadu Culture, India came from this era
• 899 BCThe first year of King Yih of Zhou's reign is marked by a solar eclipse.
• 892 BCKing Xiao of Zhou overthrows King Yih of Zhou and takes the throne.
• 885 BCKing Yi of Zhou, son of King Yih, is restored to the throne.
• 879 BCDeath of King Yi of Zhou, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.
• 878 BCKing Li of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.
• 872 BCParshvanatha, 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism was born.
• 850 BCThe Middle Mumun Pottery Period begins in the Korean Peninsula.
• 850 BCTagaung Kingdom is founded by Abhiyaza of the Sakya clan of the Buddha, in present-day northern Burma at the upper banks of the Irrawaddy river.
• Canal for transport constructed in Ancient China.
• 841 BCExile of King Li of Zhou, King of the Zhou dynasty of China.
• 841 BCRecords of the Grand Historian regards this year as the first year of consecutive annual dating of Chinese history.
• 827 BCKing Xuan of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou dynasty of China.

Middle East23

• 891 BCTukulti-Ninurta II succeeds his father Adad-nirari II as king of Assyria.
• 887 BCSoshenq II succeeds Osorkon I as king of Egypt.
• 885 BCTakelot I succeeds Soshenq II as king of Egypt.
• 884 BCAshurnasirpal II succeeds his father Tukulti-Ninurta II as king of Assyria.
• 874 BCOsorkon II succeeds Takelot I as king of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt.
• 874 BCAhab becomes king of Kingdom of Israel (approximate date).
• 865 BCKar Kalmaneser was conquered by the Assyrian king Shalmaneser III.
• 860 BCThe kingdom of Urartu is unified.
• c. 858 BCAramu becomes king of Urartu.
• 858 BCShalmaneser III succeeds Ashurnasirpal II as king of Assyria.
• 841 BCAhaziah of Judah and Jehoram of Israel are assassinated, either by the Israelite usurper Jehu, or the newly crowned Hazael of Aram-Damascus, per the Tel Dan stele.
• 825 BCTakelot II, king of Egypt, dies. Crown Prince Osorkon III and Shoshenq III, sons of Takelot, battle for the throne.
• 823 BCDeath of Shalmaneser III, king of Assyria. He is succeeded by his son Shamshi-Adad V.
• 817 BCPedubastis I declares himself king of Egypt, founding the Twenty-third Dynasty.
• 811 BCAdad-nirari III succeeds his father Shamshi-Adad V as king of Assyria.

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Latin America1

• Olmecs build pyramids.

Africa3

• 900 BCKingdom of Kush.
• 814 BCCarthage is founded by Dido (traditional date).
• 804 BCDeath of Pedubastis I, pharaoh.