690s BC
(Redirected from 691 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.
- 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)
Significant people
Categories: 690s BC