730s BC

This article concerns the period739 BC – 730 BC.

Events and trends

• 739 BC—Hiram IIsucceedsIthobaal IIas king ofTyre.
• 738 BC—KingTiglath-Pileser IIIofAssyriainvadesIsrael,forcing it to pay tribute.
• 738 BC—TheBiskupinsettlement northeast ofPoznań(Poland) is built.
• 737and736 BC—KingTiglath-Pileser IIIofAssyriainvadesIran,conquering theMedesandPersiansand slaughtering, enslaving or deporting many.
• 736 BC—Leochares ofMesseniawins the stadion race at the eleventhOlympic Games.
• 735 BC—NaxosinSicilyfounded as acolonyofChalcisinEuboea.(traditional date)
• 734 BC—Syracusefounded inSicilyas a joint colony ofCorinthandTenea,under the leadership ofArchias of Corinth.
• 733 BC—KingTiglath-Pileser IIIofAssyriaconquers the NorthernKingdom of Israel (Samaria),and exiles its inhabitants.
• 732 BC—KingTiglath-Pileser IIIofAssyriaseizesDamascus,executesRezin,King of theArameans,and deports the Aramaean inhabitants toKir of Moab.(probable date)
• 732 BC—KingTiglath-Pileser IIIofAssyriadefeats the Arab queenSamsiin battle and forces her to pay tribute to him.
• 732 BC—Hosheabecomes the lastking of Israel.
• 732 BC—Oxythemis of Cleonae/Coroneiawins the stadion race at the twelfth Olympic Games.
• 730 BC—NorthernEgyptceases to be ruled byLibyanpharaohs.
• 730 BC—Osorkon IVsucceedsPedubast IIas king of theTwenty-second Dynasty of Egypt.(approximate date)
• 730 BC—Piyesucceeds his father,Kashta,as king of theNubiankingdom ofNapata.
• 730 BC—Mattan IIsucceedsHiram IIas king ofTyre.
• 730 BC—Leontiniin Sicily is founded by colonists fromNaxos.

Significant People

• Xuan Jiang,Chinese Duchess.