780s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	9th century BC; 8th century BC; 7th century BC;
Decades:	800s BC; 790s BC; 780s BC; 770s BC; 760s BC;
Years:	789 BC; 788 BC; 787 BC; 786 BC; 785 BC; 784 BC; 783 BC; 782 BC; 781 BC; 780 BC;
Categories:	Deaths;

This article concerns the period 789 BC – 780 BC.

Events and trends[]

783 BC—Shalmaneser IV succeeds his father Adad-nirari III as king of Assyria.
782 BC—Founding of Erebuni (Էրեբունի) by the orders of King Argishtis I at the site of current-day Yerevan.
782 BC—Death of Zhou xuan wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
781 BC—Zhou you wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
780 BC - 560 BC—The Establishment of The Greek Colonies.^[1]

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	9th century BC 8th century BC 7th century BC
Decades:	800s BC 790s BC 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC
Years:	789 BC 788 BC 787 BC 786 BC 785 BC 784 BC 783 BC 782 BC 781 BC 780 BC
Categories:	Deaths