690s BC

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

Events and trends

*699 BC - Khallushu succeeds Shuttir-Nakhkhunte as king of the Elamite Empire.
*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.
*696 BC - The Cimmerians ravage Phrygia, possible migration of the Armenians.
*692 BC - Karib'il Watar of Saba' is recorded as having given gifts ("tribute") to King Sennacherib of Assyria.
*691 BC - King Sennacherib of Assyria defeats king Humban-nimena of Elam in the Battle of Halule.
*690 BC - Taharqa, a king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ascends the throne of Egypt (approximate date)
*690s BC - W`rn Hywt of D`mt in Ethiopia appears in the inscriptional record and mentions the king of Saba', Karib'il Watar.

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