The 1300s BC is a
decade
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Usage
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which lasted from 1309 BC to 1300 BC.
Events and trends
*
Cecrops II
In Greek mythology, Cecrops II (; Ancient Greek: Κέκροψ, ''Kékrops''; ''gen''.: Κέκροπος) was the legendary or semi-legendary seventh king of Athens and in whose reign the deeds of Dionysus and Perseus occurred.
Family
Cecrops wa ...
, legendary
King of Athens
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, dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son
Pandion II
In Greek mythology, Pandion II ( or ; Ancient Greek: Πανδίων) was a legendary King of Athens, the son and heir of King Cecrops II and his wife Metiadusa, daughter of Eupalamus.
Family
Pandion was the father of Aegeus, Pallas, Nisos, ...
.
Pandion II
In Greek mythology, Pandion II ( or ; Ancient Greek: Πανδίων) was a legendary King of Athens, the son and heir of King Cecrops II and his wife Metiadusa, daughter of Eupalamus.
Family
Pandion was the father of Aegeus, Pallas, Nisos, ...
was later driven into exile from
Athens
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by the sons of
Cecrops II
In Greek mythology, Cecrops II (; Ancient Greek: Κέκροψ, ''Kékrops''; ''gen''.: Κέκροπος) was the legendary or semi-legendary seventh king of Athens and in whose reign the deeds of Dionysus and Perseus occurred.
Family
Cecrops wa ...
's brother (or possibly nephew)
Metion
In Greek mythology, Metion (; Ancient Greek: Μητίων, ''gen''. Μητίονος) was an Athenian prince as the son of King Erechtheus and Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia.
Family
Metion was the brother of Cecrops, Pandorus, ...
, so that
Metion
In Greek mythology, Metion (; Ancient Greek: Μητίων, ''gen''. Μητίονος) was an Athenian prince as the son of King Erechtheus and Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia.
Family
Metion was the brother of Cecrops, Pandorus, ...
could take power.
Pandion II
In Greek mythology, Pandion II ( or ; Ancient Greek: Πανδίων) was a legendary King of Athens, the son and heir of King Cecrops II and his wife Metiadusa, daughter of Eupalamus.
Family
Pandion was the father of Aegeus, Pallas, Nisos, ...
fled to
Megara
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, where he married the King's daughter and eventually inherited the throne. After his death,
Pandion II
In Greek mythology, Pandion II ( or ; Ancient Greek: Πανδίων) was a legendary King of Athens, the son and heir of King Cecrops II and his wife Metiadusa, daughter of Eupalamus.
Family
Pandion was the father of Aegeus, Pallas, Nisos, ...
's sons returned to
Athens
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and drove out the sons of
Metion
In Greek mythology, Metion (; Ancient Greek: Μητίων, ''gen''. Μητίονος) was an Athenian prince as the son of King Erechtheus and Praxithea, daughter of Phrasimus and Diogeneia.
Family
Metion was the brother of Cecrops, Pandorus, ...
.
*c. 1307 BC—
Adad-nirari I
Adad-nārārī I (1305–1274 BC or 1295–1263 BC short chronology) was a king of Assyria during the Middle Assyrian Empire. He is the earliest Assyrian king whose annals survive in any detail, and achieved major military victories that further s ...
becomes king of
Assyria
Assyria (Neo-Assyrian cuneiform: , ''māt Aššur'') was a major ancient Mesopotamian civilization that existed as a city-state from the 21st century BC to the 14th century BC and eventually expanded into an empire from the 14th century BC t ...
.
*
1306 BC (or
1319 BC)—
Horemheb
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becomes pharaoh of
Ancient Egypt
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.
*
1300 BC—
Pangeng moved the capital of
Shang dynasty
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to
Yin.
*c. 1300 BC—Some people of "Eastern Woodlands" begin to build massive earthworks, mounds of earth and stone.
Poverty Point,
Louisiana
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is the earliest one.
*c. 1300 BC – 1200 BC—Treasury of
Atreus
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,
Mycenae
Mycenae ( ; ; or , ''Mykē̂nai'' or ''Mykḗnē'') is an archaeological site near Mykines, Greece, Mykines in Argolis, north-eastern Peloponnese, Greece. It is located about south-west of Athens; north of Argos, Peloponnese, Argos; and sou ...
,
Greece
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, is built. Excavated by Christos Stamatakis in 1878.
*c. 1300 BC – 1200 BC—The palace at
Pylos
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is built.
*c. 1300 BC –
1100 BC
The 1100s BC is a decade which lasted from 1109 BC to 1100 BC.
Events and trends
* 1104 BC—Foundation of Cadiz, Spain.Strabo, ''Geographica'' 3.5.5
* 1100 BC—Tiglath-Pileser I of Assyria conquers the Hittites.
* —Maya Calendar counts time ...
—
Warrior Vase, from
Mycenae
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,
Ancient Greece
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, is made. It is now at
National Archaeological Museum of Athens
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.
*c. 1300 BC – 1200 BC—
Tollense valley battlefield takes place.
*c. 1700 BC – 1110 BC—
Indo-Aryan migration
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to South Asia from Central Asia, partly causing
Harappans to migrate
south
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Etymology
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.
*c. 1300 BC – 1250 BC—Around this time, birth of king
Rama
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may have taken place in kingdom of
Kosala
Kosala, sometimes referred to as Uttara Kosala () was one of the Mahajanapadas of ancient India. It emerged as a small state during the Late Vedic period and became (along with Magadha) one of the earliest states to transition from a lineage ...
.
*c. 1300 BC – 1250 BC–The
Tollense valley battle took place resulting in the deaths of large numbers of soldiers. It is considered one of the oldest battlefields in Europe.
Significant people
*
Pangeng of
China
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