950s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	11th century BC; 10th century BC; 9th century BC;
Decades:	970s BC; 960s BC; 950s BC; 940s BC; 930s BC;
Years:	959 BC; 958 BC; 957 BC; 956 BC; 955 BC; 954 BC; 953 BC; 952 BC; 951 BC; 950 BC;
Categories:	Births;

The 950s BC is a decade which lasted from 959 BC to 950 BC.

Events and trends

959 BC—Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of Egypt.
957 BC–Solomon's Temple is completed. 959 BC is also a proposed date.
957 BC—The reign of Mu Wang of the Zhou Dynasty begins.
952 BC—Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas.
950 BC—Northern Egypt starts to be ruled by Libyan pharaohs. The Libyans build cities and for the first time a sturdy urban life grows up in the Nile Delta.
c. 950 BC–800 BC—Some early parts of the Bible are written.
c. 950 BC Kurukshetra War[1]

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Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	11th century BC 10th century BC 9th century BC
Decades:	970s BC 960s BC 950s BC 940s BC 930s BC
Years:	959 BC 958 BC 957 BC 956 BC 955 BC 954 BC 953 BC 952 BC 951 BC 950 BC
Categories:	Births