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- 858 BC - Shalmaneser IIIShalmaneser III Shulanu-asharedu "the god Shulmanu is pre-eminent") was king of Assyria ( 858 BC 823 BC), and son of the previous ruler, Ashurnasirpal II. His long reign was a constant series of campaigns against the eastern tribes, the Babylonians, the n succceeds Assurnasipal II as king of AssyriaThis article concerns the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom. For the modern-day peoples in northern Iraq and neighboring areas, see Assyrian. Assyria a country named after its original capital city, Asshur on the Tigris, was originally a colony of Babylonia, a.
- 854 BC - Shalmaneser III defeats a Syrian coalition (including king Ahab of Israel) in the battle of Karkar (or 853 BC).
- 850 BC - Takelot II succeeds Osorkon II as King of Egypt.
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850s BC
