Editing 1190s BC

{{short description|Decade from 1199 BC to 1190 BC}}
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The '''1190s BC''' is a [[List of decades|decade]] which lasted from 1199 BC to 1190 BC.
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==Events and trends==
* [[1197 BC]]—The beginning of the first period ([[1197 BC]]–[[982 BC]]) according to [[Shao Yong]]'s concept of the [[I Ching]] and history.
* [[1194 BC]]—The beginning of the legendary [[Trojan War]].
* {{circa|[[1192 BC]]}}—[[Wu Ding]], [[Chinese sovereign|king]] of the [[Shang dynasty]], dies in the fifty-ninth year of his reign, and is succeeded by his son [[Zu Geng of Shang|Zu Geng]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Thorp |first=Robert L |title= China in the Early Bronze Age: Shang Civilization |publisher=[[University of Pennsylvania Press]] |isbn=9780812203615 |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |publication-date=March 25, 2013 |pages=136}}</ref>
* [[1191 BC]]—[[Menestheus]], legendary [[King of Athens]], dies during the [[Trojan War]] after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew [[Demophon of Athens|Demophon]], a son of [[Theseus]]. Other accounts place his death a decade later and shortly after the [[Trojan War]] (see [[1180s BC]]).

==Significant people==
* [[Amenemses]], [[Pharaoh]] of the [[Nineteenth Dynasty]] of [[Egypt]] ([[1202 BC]]–1199 BC)

==References==
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[[Category:12th century BC|1190s BC]]