Editing 1690s BC

{{Short description|Decade}}
The '''1690s BC''' was a decade lasting from January 1, 1699, BC to December 31, 1690, BC.
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==Events and trends==
*The [[Minoan Civilization|Minoan]] and [[Harappan Civilization]]s continue to exist in [[Crete]] and [[Ancient India]] respectively.
*[[1700 BC|1700]]–[[1500 BC]]—[[Hurrian]] conquests.
*[[Second Intermediate Period of Egypt|Second Intermediate Period]], in which the [[Hyksos]] invades [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], continues.
*1698 BC- King [[Jie of Xia|Jie of China]] kills his minister Guan Longfeng according to Chinese legend.
*[[The Exodus]] of the Israelites from [[Egypt]], according to [[Thrasyllus of Mendes]], an Egyptian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the reign of [[Tiberius]] (c. [[1691 BC]]).
*1691 BC June—[[Lunar eclipse|Lunar]] [[Saros cycle|Saros]] 32 begins.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEsaros/LEsaros1-175.html |title=NASA - Lunar Eclipses of Saros Series 1 to 175 |website=sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov |access-date=13 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070711070946/http://sunearth.gsfc.nasa.gov/eclipse/LEsaros/LEsaros1-175.html |archive-date=11 July 2007 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Significant people==
*[[Belu-bani]], [[Kings of Assyria|King of Assyria]], r. 1700–[[1691 BC]].
*[[Libaia]], [[Kings of Assyria|King of Assyria]] r. 1691–[[1674 BC]].
*[[Abi-eshuh]], King of Babylon, r. 1712–1684 ([[middle chronology]])
*[[Jie of Xia|Jie]], Legendary King of the supposed [[Xia dynasty]] (existence disputed) in China, r. c.1728–16عزام
75 BC
*[[Merneferre Ay]], Pharaoh of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], r. c.1714–1691 BC
*[[Merhotepre Ini]], Pharaoh of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]], r. c.1691–1689 BC
*[[Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fourteenth dynasty Pharaohs]] (see [[List of Pharaohs]] for details), 1705–1690 BC
* [[Lila-Ir-Tash]] king of the [[Elamite Empire]], r. c.1700–c.[[1698 BC]].
* [[Temti-Agun I]] king of the [[Elamite Empire]], r. c.1698–c.[[1690 BC]].
* [[Tan-Uli]] king of the [[Elamite Empire]], r. c.1690–c.[[1655 BC]].
*Agum I, King of the [[Kassites]], r. 1705–1690 BC<ref name="Yahoo's Aabaco Small Business: Websites, Ecommerce, Email &amp; Local Listings">{{cite web|title=oldbabylon |url=http://www.geocities.com/garyweb65/oldbaby.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091024102711/http://geocities.com/garyweb65/oldbaby.html |archive-date=2009-10-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*Kashtiliash I, King of the [[Kassites]], r. 1690–1680 BC<ref name="Yahoo's Aabaco Small Business: Websites, Ecommerce, Email &amp; Local Listings" />
*Itti-Ili-Nibi, [[List of Kings of Babylon#Sealand Dynasty .28Dynasty II of Babylon.29|King of the Sealand]], r. c.1700–1683 BC<ref name="Yahoo's Aabaco Small Business: Websites, Ecommerce, Email &amp; Local Listings" />
*1695 BC—Death of [[Sarah]], wife of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
*1691 BC—Death of [[Merneferre Ay]], Pharaoh of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]]

==References==
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