The 1580s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1589 BC to December 31, 1580 BC.
Events and trends
*The
Egyptians
Egyptians ( arz, المَصرِيُون, translit=al-Maṣriyyūn, ; arz, المَصرِيِين, translit=al-Maṣriyyīn, ; cop, ⲣⲉⲙⲛ̀ⲭⲏⲙⲓ, remenkhēmi) are an ethnic group native to the Nile, Nile Valley in Egypt. Egyptian ...
invented a new and better calendar. It is based on both the moon and a star. They observed the annual appearance of the brightest star in the sky,
Sirius. This calendar was more advanced than the
Babylonian calendar.
Significant people
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Erishum III,
King of Assyria
The king of Assyria (Akkadian: ''Išši'ak Aššur'', later ''šar māt Aššur'') was the ruler of the ancient Mesopotamian kingdom of Assyria, which was founded in the late 21st century BC and fell in the late 7th century BC. For much of its ear ...
,
1598
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Events
January–June
* February 21 – Boris Godunov seizes the throne of Russia, following the death of his brother-in-law, Tsar Feodor I; the ''Time of Troubles'' starts.
* April 13 – Edict of Nantes (promulgated April 30 ...
–1586 BC (traditional date), or ca. 1580–
1567 BC The 1560s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1569 BC to December 31, 1560 BC.
Events and trends
* 1567 BC—Egypt: End of Fifteenth Dynasty, end of Sixteenth Dynasty, end of Seventeenth Dynasty, start of Eighteenth Dynasty.
Significant pe ...
(newer dating)
*
Actaeus,
King of Athens, first King of Athens according to the
Parian Chronicle succeeded in the throne by
Cecrops I
References
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