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| Gregorian calendar | 690 BC DCXC 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) 2008 or 1801 — to — 辛卯年 (Metal Rabbit) 2009 or 1802 |
| 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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King Xuan of Zhou, personal name Ji Jing, was king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty; his reign has been reconstructed to be 827/25 – 782 BC. He worked to restore royal authority after the Gonghe Regency. He fought the "Western Barbarians" and another group on the Huai River to the southeast. In the ninth year of his reign, he called a meeting of all the lords. Later he intervened militarily in succession struggles in the states of Lu, Wey and Qi. Sima Qian said "from this time on, the many lords mostly rebelled against royal commands." According to Zhang Shoujie's annotation Correct Meanings (史記正義) to Sima's Shiji, King Xuan is said to have killed the innocent Du Bo and according to tradition was himself killed by an arrow fired by Du Bo's ghost. His son King You would the last king of the Western Zhou.
King Huan of Zhou, personal name Ji Lin (姬林), was the fourteenth king of the Chinese Zhou dynasty and the second of the Eastern Zhou dynasty.
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.
The Jixia Academy or Academy of the Gate of Chi was a scholarly academy during the Warring States period. It was located in Linzi, the capital of Qi. The academy took its name from its position outside the city's western gate, named for the harvest god Ji or Hou ji
Duke Cheng of Lu, personal name Ji Heigong, was a ruler of the Lu state. A son of Duke Xuan of Lu and Mu Jiang, he reigned for 18 years from 590 BC to 573 BC. He was described as a weak ruler under the influence of his mother.
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".
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, personal name Gui Chujiu, was a ruler of the Chen state.
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.
Ji was a fief that ruled over the mid-northern part of today's Shandong Province in China from the Western Zhou dynasty to the Spring and Autumn period. The state was ruled by the members of the ancient Jiang family. The capital of the state is the ancient city of Ji. Bronze tools of the Ji people had been found in places such as Shouguang, Laiyang, and Yantai. Ji was located east of Qi and the southwest of Lai.
Duke Xuan of Lu, personal name Ji Tui, was a duke of the Lu state, reigning from 608 BC to 591 BC. He succeeded his father, Duke Wen, to the Lu throne. After Duke Xuan died in 591 BC, his son, Prince Heigong, succeeded him.
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