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880s BC
This
article
concerns
the period
889
BC
–
880
BC
.
Events
and
trends
889 BC—Takelot I succeeds his
father
Osorkon I
as
king of
Egypt
.
883
BC—Ashurnasirpal
II
succeeds his father
Tukulti-Ninurta II
as
king
of
Assyria
.
880 BC—Ashurnasirpal moves the
Assyrian
royal capital
to
Kalhu
. Human-headed
winged lion
gateway
supports from the
palace
date
from this period to
859 BC
.
Significant
people
