680s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	8th century BC; 7th century BC; 6th century BC;
Decades:	700s BC; 690s BC; 680s BC; 670s BC; 660s BC;
Years:	689 BC; 688 BC; 687 BC; 686 BC; 685 BC; 684 BC; 683 BC; 682 BC; 681 BC; 680 BC;
Categories:	Births; Deaths;

This article concerns the period 689 BC – 680 BC.

Events

689 BC—King Sennacherib of Assyria sacks Babylon.[1]
685 BC—Chalcedon became a Greek colony.[2]
684 BC—Spring and Autumn period: Duke Zhuang, ruler of the Chinese state of Lu, defeats Duke Huan of Qi in the Battle of Changshao.
680 BC—Esarhaddon succeeds Sennacherib as king of Assyria.[3]

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"Esarhaddon - king of Assyria". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
Li, Xiaobing (2012). China at War: An Encyclopedia: An Encyclopedia. ABC-CLIO. p. 548. ISBN 9781598844160.

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Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	8th century BC 7th century BC 6th century BC
Decades:	700s BC 690s BC 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC
Years:	689 BC 688 BC 687 BC 686 BC 685 BC 684 BC 683 BC 682 BC 681 BC 680 BC
Categories:	Births Deaths