609 BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	8th century BC – 7th century BC – 6th century BC
Decades:	630s BC  620s BC  610s BC  – 600s BC –  590s BC  580s BC  570s BC
Years:	612 BC 611 BC 610 BC – 609 BC – 608 BC 607 BC 606 BC

609 BC in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	609 BC
Ab urbe condita	145
Ancient Egypt era	XXVI dynasty, 56
- Pharaoh	Necho II, 2
Ancient Greek era	42nd Olympiad, year 4
Assyrian calendar	4142
Bengali calendar	−1201
Berber calendar	342
Buddhist calendar	−64
Burmese calendar	−1246
Byzantine calendar	4900–4901
Chinese calendar	辛亥年 (Metal Pig) 2088 or 2028     — to — 壬子年 (Water Rat) 2089 or 2029
Coptic calendar	−892 – −891
Discordian calendar	558
Ethiopian calendar	−616 – −615
Hebrew calendar	3152–3153
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	−552 – −551
- Shaka Samvat	N/A
- Kali Yuga	2493–2494
Holocene calendar	9392
Iranian calendar	1230 BP – 1229 BP
Islamic calendar	1268 BH – 1267 BH
Julian calendar	N/A
Korean calendar	1725
Minguo calendar	2520 before ROC 民前2520年
Thai solar calendar	−66 – −65

Events

• The Babylonians defeat the Assyrians under Ashur-uballit II and capture Harran. Ashur-uballit II, the last king of Assyria, disappears from history.
• Battle of Megiddo—King Josiah is killed fighting against Necho II, who was on his way to aid the Assyrian state.
• King Jehoahaz succeeds his father Josiah as king of Judah, though he is killed by Necho II, who instead installs Jehoahaz's brother Jehoiakim.

Deaths

• Ashur-uballit II, last king of Assyria
• Josiah, king of Judah
• Jehoahaz, king of Judah
• Duke Kang of Qin, ruler of the state of Qin
• Duke Yi of Qi, ruler of the state of Qi

References