820s BC
# 820s BC

This article concerns the period 829 BC – 820 BC.

## Events and trends

* 828 BC/827 BC (14th year in the era of Gònghé)—King Xuan of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China, ending almost two decades of the Gonghe Regency.
* 828 BC—Xiong Yan is replaced by his son Xiong Shuang as Viscount of Chu.
* 825 BC—Takelot II, king of Egypt, dies. Crown Prince Osorkon III and Shoshenq III, sons of Takelot, battle for the throne.
* 825 BC/824 BC—Ariphron, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Thespieus.
* 825 BC—Dido, founder of Carthage flees Tyre after the death of Acerbas
* 823 BC—Death of Shalmaneser III, king of Assyria. He is succeeded by his son Shamshi-Adad V.
* 821 BC—Xiong Xun, youngest brother of Xiong Shuang, ascends the throne of Chu after defeating his surviving brothers Xiong Xue and Xiong Kan.
* 820 BC—Pygmalion ascends the throne of Tyre.

## Significant people

* Amaziah, king of Judah, born (approximate date).
