Editing 950s BC

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The '''950s BC''' is a [[List of decades|decade]] which lasted from 959 BC to 950 BC.

==Events and trends==
* [[959 BC]]—[[Psusennes II]] succeeds [[Siamun]] as king of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]].
* [[957 BC]]–[[Solomon's Temple]] is completed. 959 BC is also a proposed date. 
* [[957 BC]]—The reign of [[King Mu of Zhou|Mu Wang]] of the [[Zhou dynasty]] begins.
* [[952 BC]]—[[Thersippus]], [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]] dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son [[Phorbas]].
* [[950 BC]]—Northern [[Egypt]] starts to be ruled by [[Libya]]n [[pharaoh]]s. The [[Libyans]] build cities and for the first time a sturdy urban life grows up in the [[Nile Delta]].
* c. 950 BC-[[800 BC]]—Some early parts of the [[Bible]] are written.
* c. 950 BC—[[Kurukshetra War]]<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i03rDwAAQBAJ&q=Pargiter%2C+op.cit.+p.180-182&pg=PA827|title=BALI BUKAN INDIA|date=2020-06-14|publisher=Santo Saba Piliang|language=id}}</ref>

==Births==
* [[Osorkon I]], [[pharaoh]] of [[Egypt]], is born (approximate date).
*[[Parikshit|King Parikshit]] of [[Kuru dynasty]] is born.

==Deaths==
*[[King Zhao of Zhou]], drowned in 957 BC
==References==
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[[Category:10th century BC| ]]


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