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| Millennium: | 1st millennium BC |
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| Gregorian calendar | 770 BC DCCLXIX BC |
| Ancient Egypt era | XXIII dynasty, 111 |
| Ancient Greek era | 2nd Olympiad, year 3 |
| Assyrian calendar | 3981 |
| Balinese saka calendar | N/A |
| Bengali calendar | −1362 |
| Berber calendar | 181 |
| Buddhist calendar | −225 |
| Burmese calendar | −1407 |
| Byzantine calendar | 4739–4740 |
| Chinese calendar | 庚午年 (Metal Horse) 1927 or 1867 — to — 辛未年 (Metal Goat) 1928 or 1868 |
| Coptic calendar | −1053 – −1052 |
| Discordian calendar | 397 |
| Ethiopian calendar | −777 – −776 |
| Hebrew calendar | 2991–2992 |
| Hindu calendars | |
| - Vikram Samvat | −713 – −712 |
| - Shaka Samvat | N/A |
| - Kali Yuga | 2331–2332 |
| Holocene calendar | 9231 |
| Iranian calendar | 1391 BP – 1390 BP |
| Islamic calendar | 1434 BH – 1433 BH |
| Javanese calendar | N/A |
| Julian calendar | N/A |
| Korean calendar | 1564 |
| Minguo calendar | 2681 before ROC 民前2681年 |
| Nanakshahi calendar | −2237 |
| Thai solar calendar | −227 – −226 |
| Tibetan calendar | 阳金马年 (male Iron-Horse) −643 or −1024 or −1796 — to — 阴金羊年 (female Iron-Goat) −642 or −1023 or −1795 |
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The 7th century BC began the first day of 700 BC and ended the last day of 601 BC.
The 8th century BC started the first day of 800 BC and ended the last day of 701 BC. The 8th century BC is a period of great change for several historically significant civilizations. In Egypt, the 23rd and 24th dynasties lead to rule from Nubia in the 25th Dynasty. The Neo-Assyrian Empire reaches the peak of its power, conquering the Kingdom of Israel as well as nearby countries.
The 9th century BC started the first day of 900 BC and ended the last day of 801 BC. It was a period of great change for several civilizations. In Africa, Carthage is founded by the Phoenicians. In Egypt, a severe flood covers the floor of Luxor temple, and years later, a civil war starts.
The Zhou dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang dynasty and preceded the Qin dynasty. The Zhou dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history. The military control of China by the royal house, surnamed Ji, lasted initially from 1046 until 771 BC for a period known as the Western Zhou and the political sphere of influence it created continued well into the Eastern Zhou period for another 500 years.
The Shang dynasty, also historically known as the Yin dynasty, was a Chinese dynasty that ruled in the middle and lower Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, succeeding the Xia dynasty and followed by the Zhou dynasty. The classic account of the Shang comes from texts such as the Book of Documents, Bamboo Annals and Records of the Grand Historian. According to the traditional chronology based on calculations made approximately 2,000 years ago by Liu Xin, the Shang ruled from 1766 to 1122 BC, but according to the chronology based upon the "current text" of Bamboo Annals, they ruled from 1556 to 1046 BC. The Xia–Shang–Zhou Chronology Project dated them from c. 1600 to 1046 BC based on the carbon 14 dates of the Erligang site.
The Xia dynasty is the first dynasty in traditional Chinese historiography. According to tradition, the Xia dynasty was established by the legendary Yu the Great, after Shun, the last of the Five Emperors, gave the throne to him. In the traditional historiography, the Xia was later succeeded by the Shang dynasty.
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