The 980s BC is a
decade
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Usage
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which lasted from 989 BC to 980 BC.
Events and trends
*
984 BC—
Osorkon the Elder
Aakheperre Setepenre Osorkon the Elder was the fifth king of the 21st Dynasty of Ancient Egypt and was the first Pharaoh of Meshwesh ( Ancient Libyan) origin. He is also sometimes known as Osochor, following Manetho's ''Aegyptiaca''.
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succeeds
Amenemope as
king
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*In the context of prehistory, antiquity and contemporary indigenous peoples, the tit ...
of
Egypt
Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...
.
*
0982 BC—The end of first period (
1197 BC
The 1190s BC is a decade which lasted from 1199 BC to 1190 BC.
Events and trends
* 1197 BC—The beginning of the first period (1197 BC– 982 BC) according to Shao Yong's concept of the I Ching and history.
* 1194 BC—The beginning of the leg ...
–
982 BC
The 980s BC is a List of decades, decade which lasted from 989 BC to 980 BC.
Events and trends
* 984 BC—Osorkon the Elder succeeds Amenemope (pharaoh), Amenemope as monarch, king of History of Egypt, Egypt.
* 0982 BC—The end of first peri ...
) by
Sau Yung's concept of the
I Ching
The ''I Ching'' or ''Yi Jing'' (, ), usually translated ''Book of Changes'' or ''Classic of Changes'', is an ancient Chinese divination text that is among the oldest of the Chinese classics. Originally a divination manual in the Western Zho ...
and history.
* c.980 BC—The kingdom of
Dʿmt
D mt ( Ge'ez: ደዐመተ, ''DʿMT'' theoretically vocalized as ዳዓማት, ''Daʿamat'' or ዳዕማት, Daʿəmat) was a kingdom located in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia that existed between the 10th and 5th centuries BC. Few inscriptions ...
is founded in Eritrea and northern Ethiopia.
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