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The 1070s BC is a decade which lasted from 1079 BC to 1070 BC.

Millennium
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
12th century BC 11th century BC 10th century BC
Decades
1090s BC 1080s BC 1070s BC 1060s BC 1050s BC
Years
1079 BC 1078 BC 1077 BC 1076 BC 1075 BC 1074 BC 1073 BC 1072 BC 1071 BC 1070 BC
Categories
Deaths
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Events and trends

1079 BC—Death of Zhou cheng wang, king of the Zhou dynasty of China.
1078 BC—Zhou kang wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.
c.1078 or 1077 BC—Pharaoh Ramesses X of Egypt dies as the 10th and final pharaoh of the Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt (according to many sources) and last ruler of the New Kingdom of Egypt. He is succeeded by Smendes.

Significant people

Psusennes I, pharaoh of Egypt, is born (approximate date).
Saul, king of Israel, is born (approximate date).

References

Theobald, Ulrich. "Zhou Chengwang 周成王, King Cheng of Zhou (www.chinaknowledge.de)". www.chinaknowledge.de. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
"Wuwang | ruler of Zhou". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2021-05-12.
"Chronological Table for the Dynastic Period" in Erik Hornung, Rolf Krauss, David Warburton (ed.), Ancient Egyptian Chronology (Hand6book of Oriental Studies), Brill, 2006.

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