Second half of the 8th century BC: In theKingdom of Judah,Jerusalem begins an expansion in population and size, going from a small town into a major city.
797 BC: Thespieus,King of Athens, dies after a reign of 27 years and is succeeded by his son Agamestor.
788 BC: The Malay society ofSungai Batu in OldKedah Kingdom (History of Kedah) had established the dynamic city port and industry which iron smelting has operated in a large scale and their entreport was an important trade centre. Iron was the major commodity which exported from Sungai Batu, Old Kedah Kingdom or it was known in the past as Kataha, Qalah, Chie-Cha and some other names. At these time, Old Kedah Kingdom located in Malaysia or theMalay Peninsula. The excavation works at the ancient city are still going on.
(Although Greece, Egypt, and other Eastern societies had mentioned solar and lunar eclipses, and had been counting their centuries on lunar and solar cycles, the mentioned solar eclipse lasted longer than previous records.)
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