682 BC

Calendar year

The year 682 BC was a year of the pre-Julian Roman calendar. In the Roman Empire, it was known as year 72 Ab urbe condita . The denomination 682 BC for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.

Events and trends

By place

Middle East

• Urtaki succeeds Shilnak-Inshushinak as the king of Elam.^[1]
• This is the last year of the reign of Sennacherib, king of the Neo-Assyrian Empire.^{[citation needed]}

India

• Ripunjaya, the last king of the Brihadratha dynasty, is assassinated by his minister Punika, who puts his son Pradyota on throne.

Significant People

Births

Deaths

• Zhou zhuang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.

References

1. "Ancient Assyrian,Babylonian,Biblical,Cushite,Egyptian and Elamite historical confirmations".