1050s BC
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Millennia: | 2nd millennium BC |
Centuries: | 12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC |
Decades: | 1080s BC 1070s BC 1060s BC - 1050s BC - 1040s BC 1030s BC 1020s BC |
Years: | 1059 BC 1058 BC 1057 BC 1056 BC 1055 BC 1054 BC 1053 BC 1052 BC 1051 BC 1050 BC |
Categories: | Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments |
[edit] Events and trends
- 1053 BC — Death of Zhou kang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of Ancient China.
- 1052 BC — Zhou zhao wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of Ancient China.
- 1051 BC — Saul becomes the first King of Ancient Israel.
- 1050 BC — Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant from Israel in battle. (Approximate date)
- c. 1050 BC - Shang Dynasty ends in Ancient China. Zhou Dynasty starts in Ancient China.