720s BC
This article concerns the period 729 BC – 720 BC.Events and trends
from the palace of Sargon II at Dur-Sharrukin.
- 722 BC—In the fifth month of the year during the summer, Duke Zhuang of Zheng defeats his younger brother Gongshu Duan north of present-day Yanling County.
- 722 BC—Northern Kingdom of Israel is conquered by Assyrian king Sargon II.
- 722 BC-Duke Yin accedes to the throne of Lu in China, the first event recorded in the Spring and Autumn Annals.
- 721 BC—The Assyrians conquer the tribes of northern Israel.
- 721 BC—Sargon II starts to rule. He builds a new capital at Dur Sharrukin.
- 720 BC—End of the Assyrian siege of Tyre.
- The "dolichos" footrace introduced at the Olympics.
- c. 720 BC—Guardian figure , from the entrance to the throne room at palace of Sargon II is made. It is now kept in The Oriental Institute, Chicago.
Significant people
- 729 BC—Tiglath-Pileser III officially crowned sovereign of Asia in Babylon.
- 729 BC—Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah.
- 729 BC—Luli succeeds Mattan II as king of Tyre.
- 728 BC—Death of Tiglath-Pileser III, king of Assyria.
- 727 BC—Shalmaneser V becomes king of Assyria.
- 727 BC—Tefnakhte founds the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt.
- 726 BC—Hezekiah succeeds Ahaz as king of Judah.
- 725 BC—Bakenranef succeeds his father Tefnakhte as king of the Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt.
- 724 BC—Ahaz, king of Judah dies.
- 722 BC—Shalmaneser V, king of Assyria, dies.
- 722 BC—Sargon succeeds Shalmaneser V as king of Assyria.
- 721 BC—Shabaka succeeds his father Piye as king of the Twenty-fifth dynasty of Egypt.
- 720 BC—Shabaka kills Bakenranef, ending the Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt
- 720 BC—Death of King Ping of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
- c. 720 BC—Birth of Guan Zhong, political adviser of Qi in eastern Ancient China.
