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One hundred years, from 1000 BC to 901 BC
The 10th century BC comprises the years from 1000 BC to 901 BC. This period followed the
Late Bronze Age collapse in the
Near East, and the century saw the
Early Iron Age take hold there. The
Greek Dark Ages which had come about in 1200 BC continued. The
Neo-Assyrian Empire is established towards the end of the 10th century BC. In the
Iron Age in India, the
Vedic period is ongoing. In
China, the
Zhou dynasty is in power.
Bronze Age Europe continued with
Urnfield culture.
Japan was inhabited by an evolving
hunter-gatherer society during the
Jōmon period.
The world in the 10th century BC
Events
-
1000 BC:
India—
Iron Age of India. Indian kingdoms rule India—
Panchala,
Kuru,
Kosala,
Pandya and
Videha.
-
c.
1000 BC: The
Sa Huỳnh culture started in central and southern
Vietnam.
-
993 BC:
Amenemope succeeds
Psusennes I as king of
Egypt.
- 993 BC: Archippus,
King of Athens dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Thersippus.
-
984 BC:
Osorkon the Elder succeeds
Amenemope as
king of
Egypt.
-
982 BC: The end of first period (1197 BC—982 BC) by
Sau Yung's concept of the
I Ching and history.
-
978 BC:
Siamun succeeds
Osorkon the Elder as king of
Egypt.
- 967 BC:
Tiglath-Pileser II becomes King of
Assyria.
-
965 BC:
David, king of the
United Monarchy, dies.
-
962 BC:
Solomon becomes king of
Israel, following the death of his father, King
David. (traditional date)
-
959 BC:
Psusennes II succeeds
Siamun as king of
Egypt.
-
957 BC:
Solomon completes the construction of the
First Temple in
Jerusalem.
- c.
953 BC: Alternative date to the
founding of Rome.
[1]
-
952 BC: Thersippus,
King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son
Phorbas.
-
947 BC: Death of
King Mo of Zhou, King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China.
-
946 BC:
King Gong of Zhou becomes King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China.
-
945/
943 BC:
Egypt:
Psusennes II dies, the last pharaoh of the
Twenty-first Dynasty.
Shoshenq I succeeds him, and founds the
Twenty-second Dynasty.
-
935 BC: Death of
King Gong of Zhou, King of the
Zhou Dynasty of
China.
- 935 BC: Death of
Tiglath-Pileser II king of
Assyria.
-
931 BC:
Solomon, king of the ancient
Israelites, dies.
-
c. 925 BC: Partition of ancient
Israel into the Kingdoms of
Judah and
Israel.
-
c.
922 BC:
Osorkon I succeeds his father
Shoshenq I as king of
Egypt.
-
922 BC:
Phorbas,
King of Athens, dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son
Megacles.
-
912 BC:
Adad-nirari II succeeds his father
Ashur-Dan II as king of
Assyria.
-
911 BC:
Abijah, king of
Judah, dies.
- 909 BC:
Jeroboam, the first king of the northern
Hebrew
kingdom of Israel, dies and is succeeded by his son
Nadab.
-
c.
900 BC: the
Villanovan culture emerges in
northern Italy.
-
c.
900 BC: Foundation of
Anuradhapura,
Sri Lanka.
-
c.
900 BC — the
Adichanallur relics, from Tamil Nadu Culture, India came from this era
[2]
- 900 BC:
Kingdom of Kush.
Late 10th century BC:
Sovereign states
See:
List of sovereign states in the 10th century BC.
References