War & RuptureThe 8th century BCE

War & Rupture in the 8th century BCE

Every event in the Terralore archive tagged war and rupture — wars, invasions, conquests, battles and armed conflict, narrowed to the 8th century BCE — 3 of them, drawn from 3 nations, running from 771 BCE to 709 BCE. Each entry keeps the sources it was verified against and links back to the chronicle it came from.

Events
3
Nations
3
Earliest
771 BCE
Latest
709 BCE
Asia
2
Africa
1

Every entry below is the same record, with the same sources, as the one on its nation’s chronicle.

  1. 771 BCE — Asia:

    China

    Western Zhou collapses; Eastern Zhou begins

    Nomadic invasions force the Zhou court to flee east to Luoyang in 771 BCE, beginning the Eastern Zhou and a long decline of royal authority into the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods.

    Era: Bronze Age Kingdoms and the Hundred Schools

    Sources: Zhou dynasty (ca. 1050-221 BCE), Teaching China with the Smithsonian · Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art, Zhou Dynasty · World History Encyclopedia

  2. c. 727 BCE — Africa:

    Sudan

    Piye conquers Egypt — the 25th Dynasty

    The Kushite king Piye (Piankhi) brings Egypt under Nubian rule, founding the 25th Dynasty of "Black Pharaohs"; Taharqa later reigns at its height.

    Era: Nubia, Kerma and the Kingdom of Kush

    Sources: Kingdom of Kush · Wikipedia, The Kingdom of Kush · World History Encyclopedia

  3. 8th–6th c. BCE — Asia:

    Cyprus

    Assyrian, Egyptian and Persian overlordship

    The Cypriot kingdoms paid tribute successively to the Assyrian, Egyptian and Persian empires, sharing in the wider Greek world's long struggle against Persian domination.

    Era: Neolithic Settlers, Greek City-Kingdoms and the Cult of Aphrodite

    Sources: Cyprus: History · Encyclopaedia Britannica