The 1180s BC is a decade which lasted from 1189 BC to 1180 BC. {{Decadebox BC, 118

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* 1186 BC—End of the Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt, start of the Twentieth Dynasty. * 1184 BC—April 24, the traditional date of the fall of Troy. * 1182 BC—A desperate letter of Ammurapi, the last king of Ugarit, reporting the approaching fleet of the Peoples of the Sea. Shortly thereafter they destroyed both Ugarit and Alasiya ( Cyprus). * 1181 BC— Menestheus, legendary King of Athens and veteran of the Trojan War, dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon, a son of Theseus. Other accounts place his death a decade earlier and during the Trojan War (see

1190s BC The 1190s BC is a decade which lasted from 1199 BC to 1190 BC. Events and trends * 1197 BC—The beginning of the first period (1197 BC– 982 BC) according to Shao Yong's concept of the I Ching and history. * 1194 BC—The beginning of the leg ...

). * c. 1180 BC—Invaders raze Hattusa, causing the collapse of the Hittite Empire