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This article concerns the period '''899 BC – 890 BC'''.
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==Events and trends==
* 899 BC — The first year of [[King Yih of Zhou]]'s reign is marked by a [[solar eclipse]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chown |first1=Marcus |title=Double dawn |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg16322032-600-double-dawn/ |website=New Scientist |date=11 September 1999}}</ref>
* 892 BC — [[Megacles]], [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]], dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son [[Diognetus]].
* 892 BC — [[King Xiao of Zhou]] overthrows King Yih of Zhou and takes the throne.
* 891 BC — [[Tukulti-Ninurta II]] succeeds his father [[Adad-nirari II]] as king of [[Assyria]].

== References ==
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