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Hiram I

Type Figure Region Tyre Time c. -990–-936 Also known as Hiram I、Hiram Abibaal、希兰·阿比巴勒

Hiram I (c. 969–936 BCE) was king of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre, during whose reign Tyre reached its peak of prosperity.

Timeline

  1. -969–-936Tyre · TyreSucceeded his father Abibaal, ruling Tyre for about thirty-three years and consolidating the Phoenician city-state's trade and political position on the eastern Mediterranean coast.
  2. c. -960–-940Tyre–Jerusalem trade route · Eastern Mediterranean coastConcluded an alliance with King Solomon of Israel, supplying Lebanese cedar, cypress, and skilled craftsmen, participating in the construction of the Temple in Jerusalem, and jointly operating the Ezion-Geber Red Sea trade route.

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