10th century BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	11th century BC · 10th century BC · 9th century BC
Decades:	990s BC 980s BC 970s BC 960s BC 950s BC 940s BC 930s BC 920s BC 910s BC 900s BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments

The 10th century BC started the first day of 11000 BC and ended the first day of 901 BC.

Overview

Map of the world in 1000 BC

The Early Iron Age in the Near East, the period following the Bronze Age collapse. The Greek Dark Ages are ongoing, the Neo-Assyrian Empire is established towards the end of the century. In Iron Age India, the Vedic period is ongoing. In China, the Zhou Dynasty is in power. The European Bronze Age is ongoing (Urnfield culture).

Events

Gold burial mask of Pharaoh Psusennes I, discovered 1940 by Pierre Montet.

• 1000 BC — India — Iron Age of India. Iron Age kingdoms rule India — Panchala, Kuru, Kosala, Videha.
• 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 — Solomon becomes king of the Israelites.
• 967 BC — Tiglath-Pileser II becomes King of Assyria.
• 965 BC — David, king of the ancient Israelites, died.
• 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.
• 952 BC — Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas.
• 947 BC — Death of billKing 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 BC — Egypt: Psusennes III dies, the last king of the Twenty-first Dynasty. Shoshenq I succeeds him, the founder of 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.
• 934 BC — King Yi of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 925 BC — Solomon, king of the ancient Israelites, died.
• c. 925 BC — Partition of ancient Israel into the Kingdoms of Judah and Israel.
• 924 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.
• 910 BC — Death of King Yi of Zhou, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 909 BC — King Xiao of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 909 BC — Jeroboam, the first king of the northern Hebrew kingdom of Israel, dies and is succeeded by his son Nadab.
• 900s BC — India — Vedic India — Yajnavalkya writes the Shatapatha Brahmana, in which he describes the motions of the sun and the moon.
• c. 900 BC — the Villanovan culture emerges in northern Italy.
• 900 BC — Kingdom of Kush.
• Late 10th century BC — Centaur, from Lefkandi, Euboea is made. It is now at Archaeological Museum, Eretria, Greece.
• Foundation of Sparta.
• The kingdom of Ethiopia is founded by Menelik I, son of Solomon and the Queen of Sheba. (according to legend)
• First extant evidence of written Aramaic language.
• The earliest known settlement in Plymouth dates back to this era.
• Creation of ceremonial golden hats in Central Europe.

Significant persons

• Saul, king of the ancient Israelites
• David, king of the ancient Israelites (1006 BC–965 BC)
• Solomon, king of the ancient Israelites (965 BC–925 BC)
• Zoroaster, ancient Iranian prophet (approximate date, estimates range from 1000 BC to 600 BC)

Decades and years

[[::Decades|Decades]] and [[::Years|Years]]

10th century BC

[[::12th century BC|12th century BC]] ←[[::11th century BC|11th century BC]] ← ↔ →[[::9th century BC|9th century BC]]→[[::8th century BC|8th century BC]]

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[[::Centuries|Centuries]] and [[::Millennia|Millennia]]

Millennium	Century
Before Christ / Before Common Era (BC/BCE)
[[::4th millennium BC|4th]]:	[[::40th century BC|40th]]	[[::39th century BC|39th]]	[[::38th century BC|38th]]	[[::37th century BC|37th]]	[[::36th century BC|36th]]	[[::35th century BC|35th]]	[[::34th century BC|34th]]	[[::33rd century BC|33rd]]	[[::32nd century BC|32nd]]	[[::31st century BC|31st]]
[[::3rd millennium BC|3rd]]:	[[::30th century BC|30th]]	[[::29th century BC|29th]]	[[::28th century BC|28th]]	[[::27th century BC|27th]]	[[::26th century BC|26th]]	[[::25th century BC|25th]]	[[::24th century BC|24th]]	[[::23rd century BC|23rd]]	[[::22nd century BC|22nd]]	[[::21st century BC|21st]]
[[::2nd millennium BC|2nd]]:	[[::20th century BC|20th]]	[[::19th century BC|19th]]	[[::18th century BC|18th]]	[[::17th century BC|17th]]	[[::16th century BC|16th]]	[[::15th century BC|15th]]	[[::14th century BC|14th]]	[[::13th century BC|13th]]	[[::12th century BC|12th]]	[[::11th century BC|11th]]
[[::1st millennium BC|1st]]:	[[::10th century BC|10th]]	[[::9th century BC|9th]]	[[::8th century BC|8th]]	[[::7th century BC|7th]]	[[::6th century BC|6th]]	[[::5th century BC|5th]]	[[::4th century BC|4th]]	[[::3rd century BC|3rd]]	[[::2nd century BC|2nd]]	[[::1st century BC|1st]]
Anno Domini / Common Era (AD/CE)
[[::1st millennium|1st]]:	[[::1st century|1st]]	[[::2nd century|2nd]]	[[::3rd century|3rd]]	[[::4th century|4th]]	[[::5th century|5th]]	[[::6th century|6th]]	[[::7th century|7th]]	[[::8th century|8th]]	[[::9th century|9th]]	[[::10th century|10th]]
[[::2nd millennium|2nd]]:	[[::11th century|11th]]	[[::12th century|12th]]	[[::13th century|13th]]	[[::14th century|14th]]	[[::15th century|15th]]	[[::16th century|16th]]	[[::17th century|17th]]	[[::18th century|18th]]	[[::19th century|19th]]	[[::20th century|20th]]
[[::3rd millennium|3rd]]:	[[::21st century|21st]]	[[::22nd century|22nd]]	[[::23rd century|23rd]]	[[::24th century|24th]]	[[::25th century|25th]]	[[::26th century|26th]]	[[::27th century|27th]]	[[::28th century|28th]]	[[::29th century|29th]]	[[::30th century|30th]]
[[::4th millennium|4th]]:	[[::31st century|31st]]