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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| 690 BC by topic |
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| Gregorian calendar | 690 BC DCLXXXIX BC |
| Ab urbe condita | 64 |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXV dynasty, 63 |
| - Pharaoh | Taharqa, 1 |
| Ancient Greek era | 22nd Olympiad, year 3 |
| Assyrian calendar | 4061 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1282 |
| Berber calendar | 261 |
| Buddhist calendar | −145 |
| Burmese calendar | −1327 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4819–4820 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚寅年 (Metal Tiger) 2007 or 1947 — to — 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit) 2008 or 1948 |
| Coptic calendar | −973 – −972 |
| Discordian calendar | 477 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −697 – −696 |
| Hebrew calendar | 3071–3072 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −633 – −632 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2411–2412 |
| Holocene calendar | 9311 |
| Iranian calendar | 1311 BP – 1310 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1351 BH – 1350 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1644 |
| Minguo calendar | 2601 before ROC 民前2601年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2157 |
| Thai solar calendar | −147 – −146 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金虎年 (male Iron-Tiger) −563 or −944 or −1716 — to — 阴金兔年 (female Iron-Rabbit) −562 or −943 or −1715 |
The year 690 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 64 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 690 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
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The Western Zhou was the first half of the Zhou dynasty of ancient China. It began when King Wu of Zhou overthrew the Shang dynasty at the Battle of Muye and ended when the Quanrong nomads sacked its capital Haojing and killed King You of Zhou in 771 BC.
King Xuan of Zhou, personal name Ji Jing, was the eleventh king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty. Estimated dates of his reign are 827/25–782 BC.
King Huan of Zhou, personal name Jī Lín (姬林), was the fourteenth king of the Chinese Zhou Dynasty and the second of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty (770–256 BC).
Yan was an ancient Chinese state during the Zhou dynasty. Its capital was Ji. During the Warring States period, the court was also moved to another capital at Xiadu at times.
The year 694 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 60 Ab urbe condita. The denomination 694 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
King Wei of Qi, whose personal name was Tian Yinqi (田因齊), was the king of the northern Chinese state of Qi during the Warring States period, when Qi was one of the most powerful states in China. He reigned from 356 to 320 BC. or according to another source from 378 to 343 BC. He was the first ruler of Qi to style himself "king".
Li Ji was a concubine and later wife of Duke Xian of Jin, ruler of the State of Jin between 676 and 651 BC during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. Li Ji is best known for starting the Li Ji Unrest which led to the suicide of Prince Shensheng. She also placed her own son Xiqi on the Jin throne after the death of Duke Xian. She was nicknamed as the "Witch of the Age" because of her devious acts.
Duke Ai of Qi was the fifth recorded ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Qi during the Western Zhou Dynasty. His personal name was Lü Buchen (呂不辰), ancestral name Jiang, and Duke Ai was his posthumous title.
Duke Hu of Qi was the sixth recorded ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Qi during the Western Zhou Dynasty. His personal name was Lü Jing (呂靜), ancestral name Jiang, and Duke Hu was his posthumous title.
Duke Xian of Qi was from 859 to 851 BC the seventh recorded ruler of the State of Qi during the Western Zhou Dynasty of ancient China. His personal name was Lü Shan (呂山), ancestral name Jiang, and Duke Xian was his posthumous title.
Duke Xi of Qi was from 730 to 698 BC the thirteenth recorded ruler of the State of Qi during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. His personal name was Lü Lufu (呂祿甫), ancestral name Jiang, and Duke Xi was his posthumous title.
Duke Xiang of Qi was from 697 to 686 BC the fourteenth recorded ruler of the State of Qi, a major power during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. His personal name was Lü Zhu'er (呂諸兒), ancestral name Jiang, and Duke Xiang was his posthumous title.
Duke Ping of Qi was from 480 to 456 BC the titular ruler of the State of Qi, a major power during the Spring and Autumn period of ancient China. His personal name was Lü Ao (呂驁), ancestral name Jiang, and Duke Ping was his posthumous title.
Duke Xuan of Qi was from 455 to 405 BC the titular ruler of the State of Qi during the transition from the Spring and Autumn to the Warring States period of ancient China. His personal name was Lü Ji (呂積), ancestral name Jiang, and Duke Xuan was his posthumous title.
Jǐ is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 纪 in simplified Chinese and 紀 in traditional Chinese. It is romanized as Chi in Wade–Giles, and Kei in Cantonese. Ji is the 136th most common surname in China, with a population of 1.1 million. It is listed 122nd in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is 42nd in the Hundred Family Surnames, contained in the verse 熊紀舒屈.
Jí is the Mandarin pinyin romanization of the Chinese surname written 汲 in Chinese character. It is romanized as Chi in Wade–Giles, and Kap in Cantonese. Ji is listed 213th in the Song dynasty classic text Hundred Family Surnames. It is not among the 300 most common surnames in China.
Duke Xuan of Chen was the sixteenth ruler of the ancient Chinese state of Chen during the Spring and Autumn period. His ancestral surname was Gui, given name Chujiu (杵臼), and Xuan (宣) was his posthumous name.
Duke Xuan of Wey, personal name Ji Jin, was the fifteenth ruler of the state of Wey and its fourth Duke, ruling from 718 BC to 700 BC. He came to power following a succession crisis involving two of his brothers, but his nineteen year reign saw numerous moral scandals and the decline of Wey into a minor state of the Spring and Autumn Period. He had a son with his father Duke Zhuang's concubine Yi Jiang, and later took the son's betrothed, Xuan Jiang, as his own wife because she was beautiful.
Yi Jiang, was a Chinese queen and government minister. She was married to King Wu of Zhou. She was the first queen of the Zhou dynasty. She, Fu Hao and lady Nanzi belonged to the few politically influential women in China prior to Queen Dowager Xuan.
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