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1250s BC
The 1250s BC is a decade that lasted from 1259 BC to 1250 BC.
Events and trends
- —Ramesses II makes a peace agreement with the Hittites (other date is 1263 BC).
- —The Exodus as depicted in the Bible.
- 1251 BC—September 7, a solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes, Greece.
- 1250 BC—Traditional date of the beginning of the Trojan War.
- —Wu Ding, king of the Shang dynasty, and earliest archaeologically confirmed Chinese monarch begins his reign.
- —Earliest surviving writing from Ancient China.
- —Chariots appear in Ancient China.
- —Lion Gate, Mycenae, Greece, are made. Citadel walls are built.
- —Papyrus of Ani created, during the 19th dynasty of the New Kingdom of Egypt.
- —Tawagalawa letter sent from a Hittite king to a king of the Ahhiyawa
Significant people
- Wu Ding, king of the Shang dynasty.
- Sanchuniathon, Phoenician writer, is born (approximate date).
Fiction
- S.M. Stirling's Nantucket series is set in Bronze Age era, circa the 1250s BC.
Notes
References
- "Annular: -1250 Sep 07". NASA Five Millennium Canon of Solar Eclipses.
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