720s BC deaths

King of Assyria who ruled 745-727 BCE

Assyrian king

Hoshea (; ''A'úsiʾ [a-ú-si-ʾ'']; ) was the nineteenth and last king of the northern Kingdom of Israel (or a puppet king) and son of Elah (not the Israelite king Elah). William F. Albright dated his reign to , while Edwin R. Thiele offered the dates 732–723 BCE.

First king of the Chinese Eastern Zhou dynasty (died 720 BC)

king of Messenia, hero of the First Messenian War

ruler of the state of Jin