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The year '''609 BC''' was a year of the [[Roman calendar|pre-Julian Roman calendar]]. In the [[Roman Empire]], it was known as '''year 145 ''[[Ab urbe condita]]'' '''. The denomination 609 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==
* The [[Medes]] and the [[Babylonia]]ns defeat the Assyrians under [[Ashur-uballit II]] and capture [[Harran]]. [[Ashur-uballit II]], the last king of [[Assyria]], disappears from history.
* [[Battle of Megiddo (609 BC)|Battle of Megiddo]]—King [[Josiah]] is killed fighting against [[Necho II]], who was on his way to aid the [[Assyria]]n state.
* King [[Jehoahaz of Judah|Jehoahaz]] succeeds his father [[Josiah]] as king of Judah, though he is killed by Necho II, who instead installs Jehoahaz's brother [[Jehoiakim]].
*The [[Persian Gulf]] recedes by a large portion, extending the [[Tigris]] and [[Euphrates]] rivers by 187mi (300km).

==Births==

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==Deaths==
* [[Ashur-uballit II]] (probably), last king of [[Assyria]]
* [[Josiah]], king of Judah
* [[Jehoahaz of Judah|Jehoahaz]], king of Judah
* [[Duke Kang of Qin]], ruler of the state of Qin
* [[Duke Yì of Qi|Duke Yi of Qi]], ruler of the [[Qi (state)|state of Qi]]

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