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738 BC - definition of 738 BC in Encyclopedia (156 words) |
 | 734 BC - Naxus in Sicily founded as a colony of Chalcis in Euboea. |
| 730 BC - Osorkon IV succeeds Sheshonq IV as king of the Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt |
| 730 BC - Mattan II succeeds Hiram II as king of Tyre |
| Assyria (756 words) |
| In 1120 BC, Tiglath-Pileser I, the greatest of the Assyrian kings, "crossed the Euphrates, defeated the kings of the Hittites, captured the city of Carchemish, and advanced as far as the shores of the Mediterranean." He may be regarded as the founder of the first Assyrian empire. |
| In 738 BC, in the reign of Menahem, king of Israel, Tiglath-Pileser invaded Israel, and imposed on it a heavy tribute (2 Kings 15:19). |
| In 727 BC the Babylonians threw off the rule of the Assyrians, under the leadership of the powerful Chaldean prince Merodach-baladan (2 Kings 20:12), who, after twelve years, was subdued by Sargon, who now reunited the kingdom, and ruled over a vast empire. |
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