Conflict & Security in the 8th century BC

45 sourced entries, 796 BCE to 700 BCE, oldest first. Also see Conflict & Security across every century or everything else in the 8th century BC.

• 796 BCE796 BC— Adad-Nirari III captures Damascus after a siege against King Ben-Hadad III.source
• 790 BCEc.790 BC— Adad-Nirari III conducts a raid against the Chaldeans.source
• 783 BCE783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.source
• 781 BCE781 BC—King You of Zhou becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.source
• 774 BCE774 BC— Shalmaneser IV begins his campaign to Namri in Urartu and a final campaign to Damascussource
• 773 BCE773 BC—Ashur-Dan III succeeds his brother Shalmaneser IV as king of Assyria.source
• 755 BCE755 BC—Ashur-nirari V succeeds Ashur-Dan III as king of Assyria.source
• 752 BCE752 BC—Visakhayupa succeeds Palaka as emperor of Magadha.source
• 752 BCE752 BC—Piye succeeds Kashta as Kushite king, and conquers Egypt founding the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.source
• 750 BCE750 BC—King Sardur II shows the cities in the kingdom of Urartu strengthen against the Cimmerians.source
• 747 BCE747 BC – February 26 – Nabonassar becomes king of Babylon.source
• 746 BCE746 BC – Suggested start of the reign of Menahem Ben Gadi of Israel.source
• 746 BCE746 BC – End of the reign of Zechariah of Israel (746-745 BC).source
• 746 BCE746 BC – A revolt in Kalhu brings Tiglath-Pileser III to the throne of the Neo-Assyrian Empiresource
• 745 BCE745 BC – The crown of Assyria seized by Pul, who takes the name Tiglath-Pileser III.source
• 744 BCEc. 744 BC – Piye starts to rule in parts of Ancient Egypt.source
• 743 BCE743 BC – Duke Zhuang of the Chinese state of Zheng comes to power.source
• 743 BCE743 BC – Beginning of the First Messenian War.source
• 740 BCE740 BC – Start of Ahaz's reign of Judah.source
• 740 BCE740 BC – Tiglath-Pileser III conquers the city of Arpad in Syria after two years of siege.source
• 739 BCE739 BC—Hiram II succeeds Ithobaal II as king of Tyre.source
• 738 BCE738 BC—King Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria invades Israel, forcing it to pay tribute.source
• 733 BCE733 BC—King Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria conquers the Northern Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), and exiles its inhabitants.source
• 732 BCE732 BC—Hoshea becomes the last king of Israel.source
• 732 BCE732 BC—King Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria defeats the Arab queen Samsi in battle and forces her to pay tribute to him.source
• 732 BCE732 BC—King Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria seizes Damascus, executes Rezin, King of the Arameans, and deports the Aramaean inhabitants to Kir of Moab. (probable date)source
• 730 BCE730 BC: Mattan II succeeds Hiram II as king of Tyre.source
• 730 BCE730 BC: Osorkon IV succeeds Sheshonq IV as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt.source
• 728 BCE728 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.source
• 724 BCE724 BC: The Assyrians start a four-year siege of Tyre.source
• 722 BCE722 BC: Spring and Autumn period of China's history begins as King Ping of Zhou of the Zhou dynasty reigns in name only.source
• 722 BCE722 BC: Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II.source
• 720 BCE720 BC—Shabaka kills Bakenranef (Bocchoris), ending the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egyptsource
• 720 BCE720 BC—End of the Assyrian siege of Tyre.source
• 719 BCE719 BC—Revolt led by Yahu-Bihdi in Hamath is suppressed. Much of the population deported to Samaria and Hamath destroyed.source
• 717 BCE717 BC—Assyrian king Sargon conquers the Neo-Hittite state of Carchemish.source
• 717 BCE717 BC—Roman legend marks this as the date that Romulus ended his rule. Interregnum starts.source
• 715 BCE715 BC—Interregnum ends. Start of the reign of the second King of Rome — Numa Pompilius.source
• 715 BCEc. 715 BC—Conquest of Messenia by Sparta ends.source
• 707 BCE707 BC—Spring and Autumn period: Duke Zhuang of Zheng defeats the armies of King Huan of Zhou, becoming the first vassal of the ruler of China to revolt.source
• 705 BCE705 BC—Sennacherib succeeds his father Sargon II.source
• 704 BCE704 BC—Sennacherib moves the capital of Assyria to Nineveh.source
• 701 BCE701 BC—November 10—King Hezekiah of Judah, backed by the Kingdom of Kush, revolts against King Sennacherib of Assyria. Sennacherib sacks many Israelite cities, but fails in his attempt to take Jerusalem.source
• 700 BCE700 BC—Assyrian king Sennacherib launches another campaign into the Chaldean region, where the Babylonian rebel Merodach-Baladan II has been conspiring against him. Merodach-Baladan takes refuge in Elam, north of the Persian Gulf.source
• 700 BCE700 BC—Babylon's Assyrian-raised puppet king Bel-ibni is deposed after a 3-year reign and sent into exile. He is replaced by Sennacherib's son, Ashur-nadin-shumi.source