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1250 BC
The 1250s BC is a decade which lasted from 1259 BC to 1250 BC. Events and trends *c. 1259 BC—Ramesses II makes a peace agreement with the Hittites (other date is 1263 BC). *c. 1258 BC—The Exodus as depicted in the Bible. *1251 BC—September 7, a solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece. *1250 BC—Traditional date of the beginning of the Trojan War. *c. 1250 BC—Wu Ding, king of the Shang dynasty, and earliest archaeologically confirmed Chinese monarch begins his reign. *c. 1250 BC— Earliest surviving writing from Ancient China. *c. 1250 BC—Chariots appear in Ancient China. *c. 1250 BC— Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, are made. Citadel walls are built. *c. 1250 BC—Papyrus of Ani created, during the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt. *c. 1250 BC- Tawagalawa letter sent from a Hittite king to a king of the Ahhiyawa Significant people * Wu Ding, king of the Shang dynasty. * Sanchuniathon, Phoenician writer, is born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Decades
This is a list of decades, centuries, and millennia from 10,000 BC to 2030 AD, including links to corresponding articles with more information about them. Notes See also * List of years * Timelines of world history * List of timelines * Chronology * See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years. * See history, history by period, and periodization for different organizations of historical events. * For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang, Geologic time scale, Timeline of evolution, and Logarithmic timeline. {{Millennia Decades, * Lists by time, Decades Historical timelines Lists by decade, * Centuries, * Lists by century, * Millennia, * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
History Of China
The earliest known written records of the history of China date from as early as 1250 BC, from the Shang dynasty (c. 1600–1046 BC), during the reign of king Wu Ding. Ancient historical texts such as the '' Book of Documents'' (early chapters, 11th century BC), the '' Bamboo Annals'' (c. 296 BC) and the ''Records of the Grand Historian'' (c. 91 BC) describe a Xia dynasty before the Shang, but no writing is known from the period, and Shang writings do not indicate the existence of the Xia. The Shang ruled in the Yellow River valley, which is commonly held to be the cradle of Chinese civilization. However, Neolithic civilizations originated at various cultural centers along both the Yellow River and Yangtze River. These Yellow River and Yangtze civilizations arose millennia before the Shang. With thousands of years of continuous history, China is among the world's oldest civilizations and is regarded as one of the cradles of civilization. The Zhou dynasty (1046–256 BC) supp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
