16th century BC

The sixteenth century BC  was the time period from to.

Events


– — conquests. ggigidskljsdaklsa piuddsaf (approx.): the of, according to , , , and  (bishop of Seville).
 * undefined — of China established.
 * — Sack of by the  king.
 * — : End of, end of , end of , start of.
 * — The city of, located in the northeast , comes to dominate the rest of , giving its name to civilization.
 * — builds or rebuilds  following the great flood of  and the end of the . He becomes the first of several  whose life account is considered part of.
 * — End of, start of the upon the coronation of  (Low Chronology).
 * — End of the and the start of the  — see.
 * —, legendary , dies after a reign of 50 years. Having survived his own son, he is succeeded by.
 * — started to conquer  and the.
 * 1500s BC — Vedic Civilization begins in India
 * 1500s BC Many scholars date early parts of the to roughly the 16th century.
 * — The element has been discovered in ian tombs dating from this decade.
 * — Settlers from, move to ,.
 * — Early traces of developing in.
 * — The ns develop an — see.
 * — Earliest evidence (from excavations) of a settlement at, England.
 * 1500 BC — is often dated to the 17th to 16th centuries.

Significant persons

 * , first ruler of, ruled China for 29 years since 1600 BC according to the.
 * — born to  and his wife  (traditional date).
 * , last of the  of  (1575 or 1573 BC–).
 * , and founder of the  of  (1550 BC–).