The 1020s BC is a
decade which lasted from 1029 BC to 1020 BC.
Events and trends
*
1027 BC — Traditional date for the end of the
Shang Dynasty
The Shang dynasty (), also known as the Yin dynasty (), was a Chinese royal dynasty founded by Tang of Shang (Cheng Tang) that ruled in the Yellow River valley in the second millennium BC, traditionally succeeding the Xia dynasty and ...
in
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
, and the beginning of the
Zhou Dynasty
The Zhou dynasty ( ; Old Chinese ( B&S): *''tiw'') was a royal dynasty of China that followed the Shang dynasty. Having lasted 789 years, the Zhou dynasty was the longest dynastic regime in Chinese history. The military control of China by th ...
.
*
1026 BC —
Saul the King becomes the first
king of the
Israelites.
* c. 1025 BC — Collapse of
Mycenaean dominance ends.
* c.
1020 BC
The 1020s BC is a List of decades, decade which lasted from 1029 BC to 1020 BC.
Events and trends
* 1027 BC — Traditional date for the end of the Shang Dynasty in China, and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty.
* 1026 BC — Saul the King becomes ...
— destruction of
Troy.
Births
*
1027 BC -
Zhao of Zhou
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