Editing 1070s BC

{{Short description|Decade}}
The '''1070s BC''' is a [[List of decades|decade]] which lasted from 1079 BC to 1070 BC.
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==Events and trends==
* 1079 BC—Death of [[King Cheng of Zhou|Zhou cheng wang]], [[Monarch|king]] of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Theobald|first=Ulrich|title=Zhou Chengwang 周成王, King Cheng of Zhou (www.chinaknowledge.de)|url=http://www.chinaknowledge.de/History/Zhou/personszhouchengwang.html|access-date=2021-05-12|website=www.chinaknowledge.de|language=en}}</ref>
* 1078 BC—[[King Kang of Zhou|Zhou kang wang]] becomes [[Monarch|king]] of the [[Zhou dynasty]] of [[China]].<ref>{{Cite web|title=Wuwang {{!}} ruler of Zhou|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Wuwang|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en}}</ref>
* c.1078 or 1077 BC—[[Pharaoh]] [[Ramesses XI]] of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]] dies as the 10th and final pharaoh of the [[Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt]] (according to many sources)<ref>"Chronological Table for the Dynastic Period" in Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, David Warburton (ed.), ''Ancient Egyptian Chronology'' (Hand6book of Oriental Studies), Brill, 2006.</ref> and last ruler of the [[New Kingdom of Egypt]]. He is succeeded by [[Smendes]].

==Significant people==
* [[Psusennes I]], [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]], is born (approximate date).
* [[Saul]], king of [[Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)|Israel]], is born (approximate date).

==References==
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