Timeline From Isaiah to Nehemiah

I have been looking at messianic prophecies a lot recently, and struggling to keep straight what happened when. This timeline was centred on the Babylonian Captivity (bold below), but goes some way either side, and a later edit extends it even further. Dates are obvious approximate, some more than others.

843 Athaliah made herself Queen of Judah, killing all the royal family except Jehoash , who was rescued by Jehosheba, sister to the old king and wife of Jehoiada the priest. 2 Kings 11
837 Joash/Jehoash from 
797 Amaziah from 
792 Corecency from 
783 Uzziah from 783 (the time of Zechariah, son of Jehoiada)
760 Big earthquate 760
750 Corecency from 750 (when Uzziah contracted leprosy) (the time of Amos)
742 Jotham ruled from 742
740 Start of Isaiah's ministry
738 Israel forced to pay heavy tribute to Neo-Assyrian Empire
732 Ahaz ruled from 732 (he was pro-Assyria, and a bad Jew)
720 Fall of Israel (Northern Kingdom) to Neo-Assyrian Empire after three years siege, triggered by Israel failing to pay tribute
715 Hezekiah ruled from 715; he stood against the Assyrians, with Ashkelon and Egypt, but lost and paid tribute; considered a good king in the Bible
698 Manasseh ruled from 698; considered a "bad" king
686 End of Isaiah's ministry
626 Start of Jeremiah's ministry
642 Amon (bad king) 642
640 Josiah (good king) 640
609 Death of Josiah, entire reign of Jehoahaz for 3 months, but taken captive by Egyptian Pharaoh Necho II, Jehoiakim (Jehoahaz's elder brother) becomes king
605 Began giving tribute to Nebuchadnezzar (whose reign began this year), instead of Egypt, and gave some hostages too
601 Babylonian invasion of Egypt fails, Jehoiakim switches allience back to Egypt
600 Jehoiachin revolts against Babylon
598 Raiders kill Jehoiakim, Jehoiachin becomes king
597 Nebuchadnezzar captures Jerusalem, Jehoiachin loses throne, deported to Babylon (first deportation) (reigned 3 months), Zedekiah (Jehoiachin uncle) made puppet king by Nebuchadnezzar, second deportation, 16 March 597
597 Zedekiah made king of Judah by Nebuchadnezzar II of Babylon
594 Anti-Babylonian conspiracy
589 Siege of Jerusalem (responding to Zedekiah revolting, and allying with Egypt again)
587 End of seige, fall of Jerusalem; Solomon's Temple destroyed, elite deported to Babylon (second or third deportation?)587 BCE End of Jeremiah's ministry
583 Gedaliah the Babylonian-appointed governor of Yehud Province assassinated, many Jews flee to Egypt and a possible fourth deportation to Babylon
562 Release of Jehoiachin after 37 years in a Babylonian prison. He remains in Babylon
539 Persians conquer Babylon (October)
538 Decree of Cyrus allows Jews to return to Jerusalem
530 Cambyses becomes king
522 Darius becomes king
520–515 Return by many Jews to Yehud under Zerubbabel and Joshua the High Priest, foundations of Second Temple laid
520 Haggai around
518 Zechariah 1-8 written
458 Ezra arrives
445 Nehemiah arrives
332 Fall to Alexander the Great
165 Book of Daniel written
165 Independent kingdom after revolting from Seleucids; Judas Maccabees
63  Conquered by Rome
37  Herod made king

6 AD  Made a Roman province
26  Rule by Pontius Pilate
36  John Baptist killed (according to Josephus)
48-64 Paul's letters
63  Jewish revolt
67-70 Destruction of the second temple
70 Gospel of Mark
80 Gospel of Matthew
90 Gospel of Luke
95-98 Josephus writes Antiquity of the Jews
100 Gospel of John written/completed

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