1190s BC
{{short description|Decade from 1199 BC to 1190 BC}}
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The 1190s BC is a decade which lasted from 1199 BC to 1190 BC.
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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 legendary Trojan War.
- {{circa|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.{{Cite book |last=Thorp |first=Robert L |title= China in the Early Bronze Age: Shang Civilization |publisher=University of Pennsylvania Press |isbn=9780812203615 |location=Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |publication-date=March 25, 2013 |pages=136}}
- 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).
Significant people
- Amenemses, Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1202 BC–1199 BC)
References
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