690s BC

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Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC

Decades: 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC - 690s BC - 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC

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Events and Trends

• 697 BC - Death of Zhou huan wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 696 BC - Zhou zhuang wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 692 BC - Tirhakah, the last pharaoh of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ascends the throne of Egypt (approximate date)
• 691 BC - King Sennacherib of Assyria defeats king Humban-nimena of Elam in the Battle of Halule.

Significant People