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This article concerns the period 869 BC – 860 BC.

Events and trends

• 865 BC—Kar Kalmaneser (also known as Tell Ahmar and Til Barsib), an independent Neo-Hittite kingdom located in current Syria on the banks of the Euphrates River, is conquered by the Assyrian king Ashurnasirpal II.
• 864 BC—Diognetus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 28 years (beginning 892 BC), and is succeeded by his son Pherecles. ^[1]
• 860 BC—The kingdom of Urartu is unified.

Significant People

• Joash, king of Judah, is born (approximate date).

References

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