Geopolitics & Diplomacy in the 7th century BC

19 sourced entries, 687 BCE to 600 BCE, oldest first. Also see Geopolitics & Diplomacy across every century or everything else in the 7th century BC.

687 BCE687 BC—Hezekiah succeeded by Manasseh as king of Judah, either this year or next or about a decade earlier.source
679 BCEBartatua succeeds Išpakaia as king of Iškuza.source
679 BCEDuke Huan of Qi was officially rewarded hegemony by the Zhou king Xi in 679 BCE.source
679 BCEPalaka of the Pradyota dynasty begins and ends reign according to Aryabhata.source
678 BCEChu had conquered most of the Nanyang Basinsource
678 BCEKing Xi of Zhou used his royal clout to give legitimacy to Wu of Quwo as the rightful duke of Jinsource
678 BCEAccording to Herodotus, Ecbatana was chosen as the Medes' capital by Deioces, the first ruler of the Medes.source
678 BCEDeioces united the Median tribes of Media and made the first Iranian Empire.source
675 BCEThe Elamite king Urtaku comes to power; during his reign, relations between Elam and Babylonia worsen.source
663 BCEThe Assyrian Empire under Ashurbanipal drives the Kushites from Egypt and conquers the country.source
661 BCEQueen Macha of Ireland begins to rule alone, after the death of her husband Cimbaeth, according to the Annals of the Four Masters.source
658 BCEEnd of the rule of Énna Derg in Ireland (according to Foras Feasa ar Éirinn by Geoffrey Keating).source
657 BCECypselus becomes the first tyrant of Corinth.source
656 BCEPsamtik I extends his control over all Egypt. The Twenty-fifth Dynasty, and subsequent Nubian period, end in Ancient Egypt.source
650 BCEThe city of Ancient Carthage acquires independence from Tyre.source
636 BCEDuke Wen of Jin becomes ruler of the State of Jin in Zhou dynasty China.source
626 BCEJeremiah begins his ministry in the Kingdom of Judah.source
618 BCEKing Qing of Zhou succeeds his father King Xiang of Zhou as ruler of the Chinese Zhou dynasty.source
600 BCEThe country of Armenia is created. (approximate date)source