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
A peace treaty is an agreement between two or more hostile parties, usually countries or governments, which formally ends a state of war between the parties. It is different from an armistice, which is an agreement to stop hostilities; a surr ...
.
[Nicolas Grimal, A History of Ancient Egypt, Blackwell Books: 1992, pp.256-257]
*
1263 BC—The approximate date traditionally offered for the biblical
Exodus
Exodus or the Exodus may refer to:
Religion
* Book of Exodus, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible
* The Exodus, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan
Historical events
* Exo ...
of the
Israelites from
Egypt under the leadership of
Moses
Moses hbo, מֹשֶׁה, Mōše; also known as Moshe or Moshe Rabbeinu (Mishnaic Hebrew: מֹשֶׁה רַבֵּינוּ, ); syr, ܡܘܫܐ, Mūše; ar, موسى, Mūsā; grc, Mωϋσῆς, Mōÿsēs () is considered the most important pro ...
.
Significant people
References
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