The 1690s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1699 BC to December 31, 1690 BC.
Events and trends
*The
Minoan and
Harappan Civilizations continue to exist in
Crete and
Ancient India respectively.
*
1700
As of March 1 ( O.S. February 19), where then Julian calendar acknowledged a leap day and the Gregorian calendar did not, the Julian calendar fell one day further behind, bringing the difference to 11 days until February 28 ( O.S. February 17 ...
–
1500 BC
The 1500s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1509 BC to December 31, 1500 BC.
Events and trends
* 1506 BC — Cecrops, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 50 years. Having survived his own son, he is succeeded by Cranaus.
*c. 150 ...
—
Hurrian conquests.
*
Second Intermediate Period, in which the
Hyksos invades
Egypt, continues.
*1698 BC- King
Jie of China kills his minister Guan Longfeng according to Chinese legend.
*
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 ...
of the Israelites from
Egypt, according to
Thrasyllus of Mendes, an Egyptian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the reign of
Tiberius (c.
1691 BC).
*1691 BC June—
Lunar Saros 32 begins.
Significant people
*
Belu-bani
Bel-bani or Bēl-bāni, inscribed mdEN''-ba-ni'', “the Lord is the creator,” was the king of Assyria from 1700 to 1691 BC and was the first ruler of what was later to be called the dynasty of the Adasides. His reign marks the inauguration of a ...
,
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 ...
, r. 1700–
1691 BC.
*
Libaia,
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 ...
r. 1691–
1674 BC
The 1670s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1679 BC to December 31, 1670 BC.
Events and trends
* c. 1674 BC—End of Middle Kingdom in Ancient Egypt. Start of the Second intermediate period, the 15th–17th Dynasties.
* Egypt—Start of ...
.
*
Abi-eshuh, King of Babylon, r. 1712–1684 (
middle chronology)
*
Jie, Legendary King of the supposed
Xia dynasty (existence disputed) in China, r. c.1728–1675 BC
*
Merneferre Ay, Pharaoh of
Egypt, r. c.1714–1691 BC
*
Merhotepre Ini, Pharaoh of
Egypt, r. c.1691–1689 BC
*
Fourteenth dynasty Pharaohs (see
List of Pharaohs
The title "Pharaoh" is used for those rulers of Ancient Egypt who ruled after the unification of Upper Egypt, Upper and Lower Egypt by Narmer during the Early Dynastic Period of Egypt, Early Dynastic Period, approximately 3100 BC. However, the s ...
for details), 1705–1690 BC
*
Lila-Ir-Tash king of the
Elamite Empire, r. c.1700–c.
1698 BC The 1690s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1699 BC to December 31, 1690 BC.
Events and trends
*The Minoan Civilization, Minoan and Harappan Civilizations continue to exist in Crete and Ancient India respectively.
*1700 BC, 1700–1500 BC— ...
.
*
Temti-Agun I king of the
Elamite Empire, r. c.1698–c.
1690 BC The 1690s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1699 BC to December 31, 1690 BC.
Events and trends
*The Minoan and Harappan Civilizations continue to exist in Crete and Ancient India respectively.
*1700–1500 BC—Hurrian conquests.
*Second Int ...
.
*
Tan-Uli king of the
Elamite Empire, r. c.1690–c.
1655 BC The 1650s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1659 BC to December 31, 1650 BC.
Events and trends
* c. 1655 BC— Tan-Uli, the ruler of the Elamite Empire, dies.
* c. 1650 BC—Greeks start to live in Mycenae.
* c. 1650 BC— Middle Kingdom ...
.
*Agum I, King of the
Kassites
The Kassites () were people of the ancient Near East, who controlled Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire c. 1531 BC and until c. 1155 BC (short chronology).
They gained control of Babylonia after the Hittite sack of Babylon ...
, r. 1705–1690 BC
*Kashtiliash I, King of the
Kassites
The Kassites () were people of the ancient Near East, who controlled Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire c. 1531 BC and until c. 1155 BC (short chronology).
They gained control of Babylonia after the Hittite sack of Babylon ...
, r. 1690–1680 BC
*Itti-Ili-Nibi,
King of the Sealand, r. c.1700–1683 BC
*1695 BC—Death of
Sarah
Sarah (born Sarai) is a biblical matriarch and prophetess, a major figure in Abrahamic religions. While different Abrahamic faiths portray her differently, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam all depict her character similarly, as that of a piou ...
, wife of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
*1691 BC—Death of
Merneferre Ay, Pharaoh of
Egypt
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