The 1440s BC is a
decade
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Usage
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which lasted from 1449 BC to 1440 BC.
Events and trends
* 1449 BC:
Fíachu Labrainne
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,
Milesians'
High King of
Ireland
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, is killed and succeeded by
Eochu Mumu
* c. 1448 BC: The Gnbtyw people (Genebtyw or Genebtyu) first appear in
Ganibatum during the 32nd year of reign of
Thutmose III
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, the sixth
Pharaoh
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of the
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
*1445–1444 BC: The
Book of Leviticus
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is written.
*
c. 1440 BC: first recorded urban settlement on or near
Mount Yamanlar
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Easily accessible from Izmir, Yamanlar is a popular excursion spot for the inhabitants of the cit ...
which controlled the
Gulf of İzmir
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References
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