729 BC

This article concerns the period 729 BC – 720 BC.

Events and trends

* 728 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.
* 728 BC— Diocles of Corinth wins the stadion race at the 13th Olympic Games.
* 727 BC—Babylonia makes itself independent of Assyria, upon the death of Tiglath-Pileser III.
* 725 BC— Shalmaneser V starts a 3-year siege of Israel.
* 725 BC—Sparta conquers the neighboring region of Messenia and takes over the land.
* 724 BC—The Assyrians start a four-year siege of Tyre.
* 724 BC—The '' diaulos'' footrace is first introduced at the Olympics.

* 724 BC— Desmon of Corinth wins the stadion race at the 14th Olympic Games.
* 722 BC—In the fifth month of the year during the summer, Duke Zhuang of Zheng defeats his younger brother Gongshu Duan () north of present-day Yanling County.
* 722 BC— Northern Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II.
* 722 BC— Duke Yin accedes to the throne of Lu in China, the first event recorded in the Spring and Autumn Annals.
* 721 BC—The Assyrians conquer the tribes of northern Israel.
* 721 BC—Sargon II starts to rule. He builds a new capital at Dur Sharrukin (modern Khorsabad).
* 720 BC—End of the Assyrian siege of Tyre.
* 720 BC—Orsippus of Megara wins the stadion race at the 15th Olympic Games.
* The "'' dolichos''" footrace is introduced at the Olympics.
* c. 720 BC—Guardian figure ''(pictured, right)'', from the entrance to the throne room at palace of Sargon II is made. It is now kept in the Oriental Institute, Chicago.

Significant people

*729 BC— Tiglath-Pileser III officially crowned sovereign of Asia in Babylon.
*729 BC— Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah (or 726 BC).
*729 BC—Luli succeeds Mattan II as king of Tyre.
*728 BC—Death of Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria (or 727 BC).
*727 BC— Shalmaneser V becomes king of Assyria (dies 722 BC).
*727 BC—Tefnakhte founds the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt.
*726 BC— Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah (or 729 BC).
*725 BC— Bakenranef (also known as Bocchoris) succeeds his father Tefnakhte as king of the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt.
*724 BC— Ahaz, king of Judah (740 BC– 726 BC) dies.
*722 BC— Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria, dies.
*722 BC—Sargon succeeds Shalmaneser V as king of Assyria.
*721 BC— Shabaka succeeds his father Piye as king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.
*720 BC— Shabaka kills Bakenranef (Bocchoris), ending the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt
*720 BC—Death of King Ping of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
*c. 720 BC—Birth of Guan Zhong, political adviser of Qi in eastern Ancient China.

References

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