880s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	10th century BC; 9th century BC; 8th century BC;
Decades:	900s BC; 890s BC; 880s BC; 870s BC; 860s BC;
Years:	889 BC; 888 BC; 887 BC; 886 BC; 885 BC; 884 BC; 883 BC; 882 BC; 881 BC; 880 BC;
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This article concerns the period 889 BC – 880 BC.

Events and trends

889 BC—Takelot I succeeds his father Osorkon I as king of Egypt.
883 BC—Ashurnasirpal II succeeds his father Tukulti-Ninurta II as king of Assyria.
880 BC—Ashurnasirpal moves the Assyrian royal capital to Kalhu (modern Nimrud, Iraq). Human-headed winged lion (lamassu) gateway supports from the palace date from this period to 859 BC.^[1]

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	10th century BC 9th century BC 8th century BC
Decades:	900s BC 890s BC 880s BC 870s BC 860s BC
Years:	889 BC 888 BC 887 BC 886 BC 885 BC 884 BC 883 BC 882 BC 881 BC 880 BC
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