Editing 1280s BC

{{Short description|Decade}}
The '''1280s BC''' was a [[List of decades|decade]] which lasted from 1289 BC to 1280 BC.
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[[File:Abydos sethi.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|[[Seti I]] from his temple in [[Abydos, Egypt|Abydos]] ([[Egypt]])]]

==Events and trends==
*[[1290 BC]]—[[Seti I]] becomes pharaoh of [[New Kingdom of Egypt|Egypt]]. During his reign he leads his armies into [[Asia]], asserting Egyptian imperial authority. Seti recaptures the traitorous vassals of [[Kadesh (Syria)|Kadesh]] and [[Amurru kingdom|Amurru]], and even defeats a Hittite force. Later, he is unable to maintain control over the territories in the [[Levant]] and eventually concludes peace with the Hittite king [[Muwatalli II]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Seti I |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Seti-I |website=Encyclopaedia Britannica}}</ref>
*c. [[1285 BC]]—Judgement of [[Hunefer]] before [[Osiris]], illustration from a [[Book of the Dead]] is painted ([[Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt|19th Dynasty]]). It is now in the [[British Museum]] at [[London]].
*[[1282 BC]]—[[Pandion II]], legendary [[King of Athens]], dies after a nominal reign of 25 years. He reportedly only reigned in [[Megara]], while [[Athens]] and the rest of [[Attica, Greece|Attica]] were under the control of an alliance of [[Nobles]] led by his uncle [[Metion]] (son of [[Erechtheus II|Erechtheus]] of [[Athens]]) and his sons (including in some accounts [[Daedalus]]). His four sons lead a successful military campaign to regain the throne. [[Aegeus]] becomes [[King of Athens]], [[Nisos]] reigns in [[Megara]], [[Lycus (mythology)|Lykos]] in [[Euboea]] and [[Pallas (son of Pandion)|Pallas]] in southern [[Attica]].
*c. 1280 BC—The [[Torah]] is believed to have been fully composed around this time. (Assuming [[the Exodus]] from [[Egypt]] took place c. 1450 BCE)
* The walls of [[Troy VII]]/[[Wilusa]] are constructed.

==Significant people==
* [[Seti I]], pharaoh of [[New Kingdom of Egypt|Egypt]] (1290 BC–[[1270s BC|1279 BC]]) ([[Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt|19th Dynasty]])
*[[Alaksandu]] of [[Wilusa]], some believe would be the same [[Paris of Troy]]

==References==
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