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1599                        Olmec Culture develops (1600-1500)

1598

1597

1596                        Inyotef VI -                            (Egypt XVII)                                         Sekhemre-wepma'at

                                Inyotef VII +-                        (Egypt XVII)                                         Sekhemre-herherma'at

                                Djehuti'o I +                          (Egypt XVII)                                         Senekhtenre Ta'o

1595                        Kassite Dynasty begins

                                Hittites under King Mursili defeat Babylon

                                Sack of Babylon?

                                Samsu-ditana -                      (Babylon I end)

1594

1593

1592

1591                        Sack of Babylon (middle chronology)

                                Djehuti'o I -                           (Egypt XVII)                                         Senekhtenre Ta'o

                                Djehuti'o II +                         (Egypt XVII)                                         Seqenenre Ta'o

1590                        Mursili I -                               (Hittite)

                                Hantili +                                 (Hittite)

1589

1588

1587

1586

1585

1584

1583

1582                        Ammi-Saduqa +                   (Babylon)                                               (1582-1562 SC)                  

1581                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1580                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1579                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1578                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1577                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1576                        Djehuti'o II -                         (Egypt XVII)                                          Seqenenre Ta'o

                                Kamose +                              (Egypt XVII)                                          Wadjkheperre

                                Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1575                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1574                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1573                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1572                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1571                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1570                        EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM (-1090)  Thebes Capital

                                Temple of Amun at Karnak construction begins

                                Hyksos expelled from Egypt

                                Egyptian Dynasty XVIII (1570-1293)                                cofc.edu                 New Kingdom

                                Egypt XIII - XVII -               (2nd Intermediate - )

                                Egypt XVIII +

                                Kamose -                               (Egypt XVII)                                          Wadjkheperre

                                Ahmose I +                            (Egypt XVIII)                                        New Kingdom

                                Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1569                        Aaqenenre/Auserre -         (Egypt XV)                                            Hyksos ruler (early/late) (Apopi)

                                Aasehre Khamudi +            (Egypt XV)                                            Hyksos ruler

                                Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1568                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1567                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1566                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1565                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)     

1564                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

1563                        Ammi-Saduqa ...                   (Babylon)                                              (1582-1562 SC)

                                Tai Wu -                                (China)                                                  Shang

1562                        Ammi-Saduqa +                   (Babylon)                                               (1582-1562 SC)

                                Zhong Ding +                       (China)                                                  Shang

1561

1560                        Aasehre Khamudi -             (Egypt XV)                                            Hyksos ruler

                                Hantili -                 (Hittite)

                                Zindanta I +                          (Hittite)

1559

1558

1557

1556

1555

1554

1553

1552

1551                        Amenhotep I +                     (Egypt XVIII)                                        New Kingdom

1550                        Hyksos expelled from Egypt

                                New model Egyptian army using chariotry and composite bows

                                Wheeled vehicles become common (-1200)

                                Bronze and labor saving devices: bellows for blacksmiths; the shadoof for watering gardens (-1200)

                                Chickens introduced (-1200)

                                EGYPTIAN NEW KINGDOM +

                                Zindanta I -                           (Hittite)

                                Ammuna +                             (Hittite)

                                Zhong Ding -                        (China)                                                   Shang

1549                        Wai Ren +                             (China)                                                   Shang

1548

1547

1546                        Ahmose I -                            (Egypt XVIII)                                        New Kingdom

1545

1544

1543

1542

1541

1540

1539

1538

1537

1536

1535                        Wai Ren -                              (China)                                                   Shang

1534                        He Dan Jia +                          (China)                                                   Shang

1533

1532

1531                        Sack of Babylon (short chronology)

1530                        Ammuna -                              (Hittite)

                                Huzziya I +                            (Hittite)

1529

1528                        Thutmose I +                        (Egypt)

1527

1526                        He Dan Jia -                           (China)                                                   Shang

1525                        Thutmose I claims Syria to Euphrates - consequent war with the Mitanni intermittent until 1410

                                Huzziya I -                             (Hittite)

                                Telipinu +    -?                       (Hittite)

                                Tahurwaili +? -?                    (Hittite)

1524                        Amenhotep I -                      (Egypt XVIII)                                        New Kingdom

                                Tuthmosis I +                       (Egypt XVIII)                                        New Kingdom

1523                        Shang Dynasty begins according to Bamboo Annals (-1027)

1522

1521

1520

1519

1518                        Tuthmosis I -                        (Egypt XVIII)                                        New Kingdom

                                Tuthmosis II +                      (Egypt XVIII)                                        New Kingdom

1517

1516

1515

1514

1513

1512

1511

1510

1509

1508

1507

1506                        Zu Xin +                                (China)                                                   Shang

1505

1504                        Tuthmosis II -                       (Egypt XVIII)                                        New Kingdom

                                Tuthmosis III +                    (Egypt XVIII)                                        (1504-1450) 6th Pharaoh  New Kingdom

1503                        Queen Hatshepsut +           (Egypt XVIII)                                        New Kingdom (1498+)

1502

1501

1500                        Octopus Vase (Crete)

                                Invention of alphabetic writing in Syria

                                Mohenjo-Daro in Indus Valley destroyed

                                Vedic Aryans invade and destroy Indus civilization - establish Aryavarta as their homeland (-1200)

                                Earliest hymns of the Rig Veda (-1200)

                                Middle Elamite Period (-1100)

                                Alluwamna +? -                    (Hittite)

                                Hantili II +  -?                        (Hittite)

                                Zidanta I +?  -?                     (Hittite)

                                Huzziya II +?  -?                    (Hittite)

 

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