Geopolitics & Diplomacy in the 8th century BC

8 sourced entries, 799 BCE to 710 BCE, oldest first. Also see Geopolitics & Diplomacy across every century or everything else in the 8th century BC.

• 799 BCE799 BC— According to the Vayu Purana, the Pradyota dynasty conquers Magadha, starting a rule that lasts 138 years.source
• 770 BCE770 BC—Beginning of the Eastern Zhou dynasty in China as King Ping of Zhou becomes the first King of the Zhou to rule from the new capital of Chengzhou (later known as Luoyang).source
• 747 BCE747 BC – Meles becomes king of Lydia.source
• 730 BCE730 BC: Piye succeeds his father Kashta as king of the Nubian kingdom of Napata.source
• 727 BCE727 BC: Babylonia makes itself independent of Assyria.source
• 719 BCE719 BC—Zhou Huan Wang of the Zhou dynasty becomes ruler of China.source
• 718 BCE718 BC—Gyges becomes the ruler of Lydia.source
• 710 BCEc. 710 BC—The Medes are united.source