1190s BC

The 1190s BC is a decade which lasted from 1199 BC to 1190 BC.

Millennium: 2nd millennium BC
Centuries:
Decades:
Years:
  • 1199 BC
  • 1198 BC
  • 1197 BC
  • 1196 BC
  • 1195 BC
  • 1194 BC
  • 1193 BC
  • 1192 BC
  • 1191 BC
  • 1190 BC
Categories:
  • Deaths
  • 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 legendary Trojan War.
  • c. 1192 BC—Wu Ding, king of the Shang dynasty, dies in the fifty-ninth year of his reign, and is succeeded by his son Zu Geng.
  • 1191 BC—Menestheus, legendary King of Athens, dies during the Trojan War after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon, a son of Theseus. Other accounts place his death a decade later and shortly after the Trojan War (see 1180s BC).

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