12th century BC

Overview
The 12th century BC is the period from 1200 to 1101 BC.

Events



 * — The beginning of first period ( — ) by 's concept of the and history.
 * — The beginning of the legendary.
 * —  of  died.
 * —, legendary , dies during the after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew , a son of . Other accounts place his death a decade later and shortly after the  (see ).
 * — End of the, start of the.
 * , — Traditional date for the fall of,  to the  and their allies. This marks the end of the  of.
 * —, legendary and veteran of the , dies after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew , a son of . Other accounts place his death a decade earlier and during the  (see ).
 * — The last king, Anllil-nadin-akhe, is defeated by the
 * , — A  may mark the return of, legendary  of , to his kingdom after the . He discovers a number of suitors competing to marry his wife , whom they believe to be a widow, in order to succeed him on the throne. He organizes their slaying and re-establishes himself on the throne.
 * — Death of, from.
 * — Global "" (period of arrested tree growth) lasting for 18 years.
 * — Death of  of  (estimated date).
 * — Suicide of exiled  of  at . (estimated date).
 * c. — End of Egyptian rule in Palestine.  Rameses VI last Pharaoh acknowledged.
 * —, legendary and veteran of the , dies after a reign of 33 years and is succeeded by his son.
 * — begins his reign as the sixth ruler of the.
 * —, legendary , dies after a reign of 12 years and is succeeded by his elder son.
 * —, legendary , is and succeeded by his younger brother  after a reign of 1 year.
 * —, legendary , dies childless after a reign of 8 years. He is succeeded by his designated heir of , a fifth-generation descendant of  who had reportedly assisted him in battle against the ns.
 * — Legendary founding date of the city of.
 * c. — destruction of  VIIb1
 * — becomes king of the  of.
 * — becomes king of.
 * — of  conquers the.
 * c. — The  supposedly invade.
 * c. — Beginning of the  in.
 * c. —  ends. Start of Greek.
 * c. — The  in  comes to an end.


 * invaders loot art treasures from and carry them in.

Significant persons

 * , of the  of  (–)
 * — Birth of of
 * — Death of  of
 * — becomes king of
 * — Death of, King of the (–) of

Inventions, discoveries, introductions

 * — developed by.