1020s BC
The 1020s BC is a decade which lasted from 1029 BC to 1020 BC.
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Events and trends
- 1027 BC — Traditional date for the end of the Shang dynasty in China, and the beginning of the Zhou dynasty.[1]
- 1026 BC — Saul becomes the first king of the Israelites.
- c. 1025 BC — End of Mycenaean dominance.
- c. 1020 BC — destruction of Troy.
Births
References
- ^ ——— (1999), "The Shang: China's first historical dynasty", in Loewe, Michael; Shaughnessy, Edward L. (eds.), The Cambridge History of Ancient China: From the Origins of Civilization to 221 BC, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, pp. 232–291, ISBN 978-0-521-47030-8.