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14th Century BC
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th century BC
OVERVIEW
EVENTS
1397 BC
-
Pandion I
, legendary
King Of Athens
, dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son
Erechtheus II
of Athens.
1385 BC
-
Pharaoh
Amenhotep III
of
Egypt
marries
Tiy
, his
Chief Queen
.
1380 BC
- Pharaoh
Amenhotep II
connects the
Nile
and the
Red Sea
with a canal.
1347 BC
- Legendary King
Erechtheus
II is reportedly killed by
Lightning
after a reign of 50 years and is succeeded by his younger brother
Cecrops II
.
1346 BC
-
Pharaoh
Amenhotep IV
of
Egypt
begins his Cult of
Aten
and begins construction of
Amarna
intended to be his new capital.
1345 BC
- Pharaoh
Amenhotep IV
of
Egypt
renames himself to
Akhenaton
.
1344 BC
–
1322 BC
- Beginning of
Hittite Empire
.
1336 BC
-
Pharaoh
Akhenaton
of
Egypt
names
Smenkhkare
as a co-ruler.
1334 BC
/
1333 BC
-
Tutankhaten
becomes
Pharaoh
of
Egypt
and marries
Ankhesenpaaten
, daughter and wife of his predecessor
Akhenaton
.
1331 BC
-
Pharaoh
Tutankhaten
of
Egypt
renames himself to
Tutankhamun
and abandons
Amarna
, returning the capital to
Thebes
.
, start of
Nineteenth Dynasty
.
1310s BC
- The
Bhagavad Gita
is written, according to some
Hindu
traditions.
1300s BC
-
Cecrops II
, legendary
King Of Athens
, dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son
Pandion II
.
Pandion II
was later driven into exile from
Athens
by the sons of
Cecrops II
's brother (or possibly nephew)
Metion
, so that
Metion
could take power.
Pandion II
fled to
Megara
, where he married the King's daughter and eventually inherited the throne. After his death,
Pandion II
's sons returned to
Athens
and drove out the sons of
Metion
.
1307 BC
-
Adad-nirari I
becomes king of
Assyria
.
1303 BC
-
Seti I
becomes
Pharaoh
of
Egypt
.
1300 BC
—
Moses
leads the
Hebrews
from
Eygpt
, to the land of
Israel
.
1300 BC
—
Pangeng
moved the capital of
Shang Dynasty
to
Yin
.
c.
1300 BC
- Rise of the
Urnfield Culture
.
SIGNIFICANT PERSONS
1398 BC
- Birth of
Tiy
to Egyptian nobleman
Yuya
and his wife
Tjuyu
. She later becomes the
Chief Queen
of
Pharaoh
Amenhotep III
of
Egypt
and the
Matriarch
of the
Amarna
family. (approximate date).
1391 BC
- Pharaoh
Amenhotep III
started to rule.
1368 BC
- Death of
Erichthonius
, mythical King of
Dardania
.
1366 BC
- Birth of Princess
Tadukhipa
to
Tusratta
, King of
Mitanni
and his
Queen Juni
. She will be later married to
Amenhotep III
and after his death to his son and heir
Amenhotep IV Akhenaton
. She is variously identified with Akhenaton's Queens
Nefertiti
and
Kiya
.
1365 BC
-
Ashur-uballit I
rises to the throne on
Assyria
.
1362 BC
- Birth of the later
Pharaoh
Amenhotep IV Akhenaton
to
Amenhotep III
and his Queen
Tiy
.
1350 BC
-
Pharaoh
Amenhotep IV Akhenaton
rises to the throne of
Egypt
.
1341 BC
/
1340 BC
- Birth of
Tutankhaten
, later
Pharaoh
of
Egypt
as
Tutankhamun
(approximate date).
1338 BC
- Queen
Tiy
of
Egypt
, Chief Queen of
Amenhotep III
and
Matriarch
of the
Amarna
family, vanishes from the historical record. Presumed death.
1337 BC
- Queen
Nefertiti
of
Egypt
vanishes from the historical record. Presumed death.
1334 BC
/
1333 BC
- Death of
Smenkhkare
,
Pharaoh
of
Egypt
and co-ruler with
Akhenaton
.
1334 BC
/
1333 BC
- Death of
Akhenaton
,
Pharaoh
of
Egypt
.
1323 BC
- Death of
Pharaoh
Tutankhamun
of
Egypt
.
1320 BC
- Birth of later
Pharaoh
Ramses II
of
Egypt
(approximate date).
1310s BC
-
Shalmaneser I
succeeded his father as king of
Assyria
.
1300s BC
-
Seti I
of
Egypt
.
1300s BC
-
Pangeng
of
China
.
Suppiliulima
, king of the
Hittites
.
Moses
.
INVENTIONS, DISCOVERIES, INTRODUCTIONS
