850s BC

Events and trends

• 859 BC—Assurnasirpal II dies.
• 859 BC—Shalmaneser attacks Syria and Israel.
• 858 BC—Aramu becomes king of Urartu.
• 858 BC—Shalmaneser III succeeds Assurnasirpal II as king of Assyria.
• 854 BC or 853 BC—Shalmaneser III battles a Syrian coalition in the battle of Karkar.
• 850 BC—Takelot II succeeds Osorkon II as King of Egypt.
• c. 850 BC—Homer composes the Iliad and Odyssey.
• c. 850 BC—Assurnasirpal II killing lions, from the palace complex of Assurnasirpal II in Kalhu is made. It is now in The British Museum, London.. Citation needed.
• c. 850 BC—Mesha erects the Mesha Stele, the Moabite Stone; the story is 34 lines, nearly complete and reveals the name 'Israel', a story of Mesha's revolt against the Kingdom of ancient Israel.
• Nazarites and Rechabites establish early temperance movement.

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• Feizi, 1st Ruler of Qin