The 900s BC is a

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which lasted from 909 BC to 900 BC.

Events and trends

* 909 BC —

Jeroboam Jeroboam I (; Hebrew: ''Yārŏḇə‘ām''; el, Ἱεροβοάμ, Hieroboám) was the first king of the northern Kingdom of Israel. The Hebrew Bible describes the reign of Jeroboam to have commenced following a revolt of the ten northern ...

, the first king of the northern

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kingdom of Israel, dies and is succeeded by his son Nadab. A alternate of this date is 910 BC. * c.

900 BC The 900s BC is a decade which lasted from 909 BC to 900 BC. Events and trends * 909 BC — Jeroboam, the first king of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel, dies and is succeeded by his son Nadab. A alternate of this date is 910 BC. * c. 900 ...

— the

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relics, from Tamilnadu Culture, India are 2,900 years old: The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) * c.

— the

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emerges in

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(Villanovan II). * c. 900 BC - Foundation of

Anuradhapura Anuradhapura ( si, අනුරාධපුරය, translit=Anurādhapuraya; ta, அனுராதபுரம், translit=Aṉurātapuram) is a major city located in north central plain of Sri Lanka. It is the capital city of North Central ...

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. * 900 BC —

Kingdom of Kush The Kingdom of Kush (; Egyptian language, Egyptian: 𓎡𓄿𓈙𓈉 ''kꜣš'', Akkadian language, Assyrian: ''Kûsi'', in LXX grc, Κυς and Κυσι ; cop, ''Ecōš''; he, כּוּשׁ ''Kūš'') was an ancient kingdom in Nubia, ce ...

. * c. 900 BC —

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end. * c. 900 BC — Geometric period of vases starts in

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. * c. 900 BC — The inhabitants of the Aegean region establish small, distinct groups in valleys, on coastal plains and on islands, living in self-sufficient, close-knit communities but all speaking some form of the same language. * c. 900 BC —

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, the center of early

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culture, is destroyed, probably by migrating peoples from the north, and power passes to

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. * c. 900 BC -

starts to thrive. * c. 900 BC -

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(no. 4) from La Venta, Mexico, is made. Olmec culture. It is now kept at La Venta Park,

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, Mexico. * c. 900 BC -

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- Great Pyramid and ball court, La Venta,

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, is built.

culture.

Significant people

, the first king of the northern

kingdom of

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

, dies. *

Osorkon II Usermaatre Setepenamun Osorkon II was the fifth king of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and the son of King Takelot I and Queen Kapes. He ruled Egypt from approximately 872 BC to 837 BC from Tanis, the capital of that dynasty. After ...

, king of

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, is born (approximate date). *

Ahab Ahab (; akk, 𒀀𒄩𒀊𒁍 ''Aḫâbbu'' 'a-ḫa-ab-bu'' grc-koi, Ἀχαάβ ''Achaáb''; la, Achab) was the seventh king of Kingdom of Israel (Samaria), Israel, the son and successor of King Omri and the husband of Jezebel of Sidon, ...

, king of

, is born (approximate date). *

Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat (; alternatively spelled Jehosaphat, Josaphat, or Yehoshafat; ; el, Ἰωσαφάτ, Iosafát; la, Josaphat), according to 1 Kings 22:41, was the son of Asa, and the fourth king of the Kingdom of Judah, in succession to his father ...

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

References

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