626 BC

626 BC in various calendars
Gregorian calendar	626 BC; DCXXV BC
Ab urbe condita	128
Ancient Egypt era	XXVI dynasty, 39
- Pharaoh	Psamtik I, 39
Ancient Greek era	38th Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4125
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1218
Berber calendar	325
Buddhist calendar	−81
Burmese calendar	−1263
Byzantine calendar	4883–4884
Chinese calendar	甲午年 (Wood Horse); 2071 or 2011; — to —; 乙未年 (Wood Goat); 2072 or 2012
Coptic calendar	−909 – −908
Discordian calendar	541
Ethiopian calendar	−633 – −632
Hebrew calendar	3135–3136
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−569 – −568
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2475–2476
Holocene calendar	9375
Iranian calendar	1247 BP – 1246 BP
Islamic calendar	1285 BH – 1284 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1708
Minguo calendar	2537 before ROC; 民前2537年
Nanakshahi calendar	−2093
Thai solar calendar	−83 – −82
Tibetan calendar	阳木马年; (male Wood-Horse); −499 or −880 or −1652; — to —; 阴木羊年; (female Wood-Goat); −498 or −879 or −1651

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	8th century BC; 7th century BC ; 6th century BC;
Decades:	640s BC; 630s BC; 620s BC; 610s BC; 600s BC;
Years:	629 BC; 628 BC; 627 BC; 626 BC; 625 BC; 624 BC; 623 BC;

The year 626 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 128 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 626 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.

Events[]

Jeremiah begins his ministry in the Kingdom of Judah.
23 November -- Nabopolassar revolts against his Assyrian overlords, establishing the Neo-Babylonian Empire.^[1]

Births[]

Deaths[]

King Cheng of Chu, king of the state of Chu

References[]

^ Date based on the Babylonian computation. E.J. Bickerman, Chronology of the Ancient World (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1968), p. 157

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[1] Date based on the Babylonian computation. E.J. Bickerman, Chronology of the Ancient World (Ithaca: Cornell University Press, 1968), p. 157

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Gregorian calendar	626 BC DCXXV BC
Ab urbe condita	128
Ancient Egypt era	XXVI dynasty, 39
- Pharaoh	Psamtik I, 39
Ancient Greek era	38th Olympiad, year 3
Assyrian calendar	4125
Balinese saka calendar	N/A
Bengali calendar	−1218
Berber calendar	325
Buddhist calendar	−81
Burmese calendar	−1263
Byzantine calendar	4883–4884
Chinese calendar	甲午年 (Wood Horse) 2071 or 2011 — to — 乙未年 (Wood Goat) 2072 or 2012
Coptic calendar	−909 – −908
Discordian calendar	541
Ethiopian calendar	−633 – −632
Hebrew calendar	3135–3136
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−569 – −568
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2475–2476
Holocene calendar	9375
Iranian calendar	1247 BP – 1246 BP
Islamic calendar	1285 BH – 1284 BH
Javanese calendar	N/A
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1708
Minguo calendar	2537 before ROC 民前2537年
Nanakshahi calendar	−2093
Thai solar calendar	−83 – −82
Tibetan calendar	阳木马年 (male Wood-Horse) −499 or −880 or −1652 — to — 阴木羊年 (female Wood-Goat) −498 or −879 or −1651

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