1070s BC
Template:Short description The 1070s BC is a decade which lasted from 1079 BC to 1070 BC. Template:Decadebox BC
Events and trends
[edit]- 1079 BC—Death of Zhou cheng wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- 1078 BC—Zhou kang wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>
- c.1078 or 1077 BC—Pharaoh Ramesses XI of 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
[edit]- Psusennes I, pharaoh of Egypt, is born (approximate date).
- Saul, king of Israel, is born (approximate date).