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One hundred years, from 1100 BC to 1001 BC
The 11th century BC comprises all years from
1100 BC to
1001 BC . Although many human societies were literate in this period, some of the individuals mentioned below may be
apocryphal rather than historically accurate.
The world in the 11th century BC
The world in 1000 BCE.
Events
David and Saul (1885) by
Julius Kronberg . The two men are considered the first Kings of the
United Monarchy of Israel
1089 BC :
Melanthus , legendary
King of Athens , dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son
Codrus .
1069 BC :
Ramses XI dies, ending the
Twentieth Dynasty . He is succeeded by
Smendes I , who founds the
Twenty-first Dynasty .
1068 BC :
Codrus , legendary
King of Athens , dies in battle against
Dorian invaders after a reign of 21 years.
Athenian tradition considers him the last
king to have held absolute power. Modern historians consider him the last king whose life account is part of
Greek mythology . He is succeeded by his son
Medon .
1050 BC :
Philistines capture the
Ark of the Covenant from Israel in battle. (Approximate date)
1048 BC : Medon,
King of Athens , dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son
Acastus .
1046 BC :
King Wu of Zhou overthrows the last
Shang Dynasty King
Di Xin and becomes first king of the
Zhou Dynasty (
1046 BC —
256 BC ) founded by his father
King Wen of Zhou .
1044 BC : On the death of
Smendes I ,
king of Egypt , he is succeeded by two co-regents,
Psusennes I
[1] and
Neferkare Amenemnisu .
1042 BC :
King Cheng of Zhou succeeds King Wu as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China.
c.
1040 BC :
David , King of Israel, is born.
1039 BC :
Neferkare Amenemnisu , king of
Egypt , dies.
1026 BC :
Saul becomes the first king of the
Israelites , according to the
Books of Samuel .
c.
1020 BC : Destruction of
Troy VIIb2 .
1020 BC :
King Kang of Zhou succeeds King Cheng as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China.
1012 BC :
Acastus ,
King of Athens , dies after a reign of 36 years and is succeeded by his son Archippus.
1000s BC: Earliest evidence of
farming in the
Kenya highlands.
1000s BC:
Phoenician alphabet invented.
c.
1010 BC :
David succeeds
Ish-bosheth .
c.
1000 BC :
Latins arrive in
Italy .
Sovereign states
See:
List of sovereign states in the 11th century BC .
References
See also