Centuries: 8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC

Decades: 740s BC 730s BC 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC - 690s BC - 680s BC 670s BC 660s BC 650s BC 640s BC

Events and trends

• 699 BC - Khallushu succeeds Shuttir-Nakhkhunte as king of the Elamite Empire
• 697 BC - Death of Zhou huan wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 696 BC - Zhou zhuang wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 691 BC - King Sennacherib of Assyria defeats king Humban-nimena of Elam in the Battle of Halule .
• 690 BC - Taharqa, a king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ascends the throne of Egypt (approximate date)

Significant people