930s BC explained

The 930s BC is a decade which lasted from 939 BC to 930 BC.

Events and trends

• 935 BC—Death of Zhou gong wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 935 BC—Death of Tiglath-Pileser II king of Assyria.
• 934 BC—Ashur-dan II succeeds his father as King of Assyria.
• 934 BC—Zhou yi wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 931 BC—Solomon died in Jerusalem. The country split into two kingdoms: Israel (including the cities of Shechem and Samaria) in the north and Judah (containing Jerusalem) in the south.

Significant People

• Baasha, king of Israel, is born (approximate date).