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 The 1260s BC is a decade which lasted from 1269 BC to 1260 BC.
Events and trends
* c. 1263 BC—Ramses II, king of ancient Egypt, and Hattusilis III, king of the Hittites, sign the earliest known peace treaty.Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancien ...
).
*c. 1258 BC—
The Exodus
The Exodus (Hebrew language, Hebrew: יציאת מצרים, ''Yeẓi’at Miẓrayim'': ) is the founding myth of the Israelites whose narrative is spread over four books of the Torah (or Pentateuch, corresponding to the first five books of the ...
as depicted in the
Bible.
*1251 BC—September 7, a
solar eclipse
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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
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, king of the
Shang dynasty, and earliest archaeologically confirmed
Chinese monarch begins his reign.
*c. 1250 BC—
Earliest surviving writing from
Ancient 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 chapte ...
.
*c. 1250 BC—
Chariot
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s 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
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.
*c. 1250 BC-
Tawagalawa letter sent from a
Hittite king to a king of the
Ahhiyawa
Significant people
*
Wu Ding
Wu Ding (); personal name Zi Zhao, was a king of the Shang dynasty who ruled China around 1200s BC. He is the earliest figure in Chinese history mentioned in contemporary records. The annals of the Shang dynasty compiled by later historians were o ...
, king of the
Shang dynasty.
*
Sanchuniathon
Sanchuniathon (; Ancient Greek: ; probably from Phoenician: , "Sakon has given"), also known as Sanchoniatho the Berytian, was a Phoenician author. His three works, originally written in the Phoenician language, survive only in partial paraphras ...
,
Phoenician writer, is born (approximate date).
Fiction
*
S.M. Stirling
Stephen Michael Stirling (born September 30, 1953) is a Canadian-American science fiction and fantasy author who was born in France. Stirling is well known for his Draka series of alternate history novels and his later time travel/alternate his ...
's
Nantucket series
The Nantucket series (also known as the Nantucket trilogy or the Islander trilogy) is a set of alternate history novels written by S. M. Stirling.
The novels focus on the island of Nantucket in Massachusetts which was transported back in time to ...
is set in
Bronze Age era, circa the 1250s BC.
Notes
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