The 1620s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1629 BC to December 31, 1620 BC.
Events and trends
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1627 BC The 1620s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1629 BC to December 31, 1620 BC.
Events and trends
* 1627 BC—Beginning of a period of cooling of the world climate lasting several years, recorded in tree-rings all over the world. Various volca ...
—Beginning of a period of cooling of the world climate lasting several years, recorded in
tree-rings all over the world. Various volcanic eruptions have been suggested for the cause of this climatic event; the
Minoan eruption of
Thera
Santorini ( el, Σαντορίνη, ), officially Thira (Greek: Θήρα ) and classical Greek Thera (English pronunciation ), is an island in the southern Aegean Sea, about 200 km (120 mi) southeast from the Greek mainland. It is the ...
, the
Avellino eruption
The Avellino eruption of Mount Vesuvius refers to a Vesuvian eruption in 1995 BC. It is estimated to have had a Volcanic Explosivity Index, VEI of 6, making it larger and more catastrophic than Vesuvius's more famous and well-documented Eruptio ...
of
Mount Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius ( ; it, Vesuvio ; nap, 'O Vesuvio , also or ; la, Vesuvius , also , or ) is a somma-stratovolcano located on the Gulf of Naples in Campania, Italy, about east of Naples and a short distance from the shore. It is one of ...
, or the eruption of
Mount Aniakchak
Mount Aniakchak (russian: Аниакчак) is a 3,700-year-old volcanic caldera approximately in diameter, located in the Aleutian Range of Alaska, United States. Although a stratovolcano by composition, the pre-existing mountain collapsed in ...
.
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1625 BC The 1620s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1629 BC to December 31, 1620 BC.
Events and trends
* 1627 BC—Beginning of a period of cooling of the world climate lasting several years, recorded in tree-rings all over the world. Various volca ...
—
Samsu-Ditana
Samsu-ditāna, inscribed phonetically in cuneiform ''sa-am-su-di-ta-na'' in the seals of his servants, the 11th and last king of the Amorite or First Dynasty of Babylon, reigned for 31 years,BM 33332 Babylonian King List A i 2.BM 38122 Babylonian ...
becomes King of
Babylon (
middle chronology
The chronology of the ancient Near East is a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties. Historical inscriptions and texts customarily record events in terms of a succession of officials or rulers: "in the year X of king Y". Com ...
).
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1621 BC The 1620s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1629 BC to December 31, 1620 BC.
Events and trends
* 1627 BC—Beginning of a period of cooling of the world climate lasting several years, recorded in tree-rings all over the world. Various volca ...
—
Lullaia becomes the
King of Assyria.
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1620 BC The 1620s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1629 BC to December 31, 1620 BC.
Events and trends
* 1627 BC—Beginning of a period of cooling of the world climate lasting several years, recorded in tree-rings all over the world. Various volca ...
—
Mursili I
Mursili I (also known as Mursilis; sometimes transcribed as Murshili) was a king of the Hittites 1620-1590 BC, as per the middle chronology, the most accepted chronology in our times, (or alternatively c. 1556–1526 BC, short chronology), and w ...
becomes King of the
Hittite Empire
The Hittites () were an Anatolian people who played an important role in establishing first a kingdom in Kussara (before 1750 BC), then the Kanesh or Nesha kingdom (c. 1750–1650 BC), and next an empire centered on Hattusa in north-centr ...
(
middle chronology
The chronology of the ancient Near East is a framework of dates for various events, rulers and dynasties. Historical inscriptions and texts customarily record events in terms of a succession of officials or rulers: "in the year X of king Y". Com ...
).
Significant people
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References
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