730s BC
Centuries: 9th century BC - 8th century BC - 7th century BCDecades: 780s BC 770s BC 760s BC 750s BC 740s BC - 730s BC - 720s BC 710s BC 700s BC 690s BC 680s BC
Events and Trends
- 739 BC - Hiram II becomes king of Tyre
- 738 BC - King Tiglath-Pileser III of Assyria invades Israel, forcing it to pay tribute
- 730 BC - Egypt: End of Twenty-second Dynasty
- 730 BC - Egypt: End of Twenty-third Dynasty,
- 730 BC - Egypt: Start of Twenty-fourth Dynasty
- 730 BC - Mattan II succeeds Hiram II as king of Tyre
