10th century BC

Century means 100. The 10th century BC started the first day of and ended the first day of.

Overview
The in the Near East, the period following the. The are ongoing, the  is established towards the end of the century. In, the is ongoing. In, the is in power. The is ongoing.

Events



 * — —  of India. Iron Age kingdoms rule India —, , ,.
 * — succeeds  as king of.
 * 993 BC —, dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son.
 * — succeeds  as  of.
 * — The end of first period ( — 982 BC) by 's concept of the and history.
 * — succeeds  as king of.
 * — becomes king of the.
 * 967 BC — becomes King of.
 * —, king of the ancient , died.
 * — becomes king of, following the death of his father, King .  (traditional date)
 * — succeeds  as king of.
 * —, dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son.
 * — Death of bill, King of the of.
 * — becomes King of the  of.
 * — : dies, the last king of the .  succeeds him, the founder of the.
 * — Death of, King of the of.
 * 935 BC — Death of king of.
 * — becomes King of the  of.
 * —, king of the ancient , died.
 * c. 925 BC — Partition of ancient into the Kingdoms of  and.
 * — succeeds his father  as king of.
 * —, , dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son.
 * — succeeds his father  as king of.
 * —, king of , dies.
 * — Death of, King of the of.
 * — becomes King of the  of.
 * 909 BC —, the first king of the northern , dies and is succeeded by his son.
 * — —  —  writes the, in which he describes the motions of the sun and the moon.
 * c. — the  emerges in.
 * 900 BC — Kingdom of.
 * Late 10th century BC — Centaur, from, is made. It is now at , ,.
 * Foundation of.
 * The of  is founded by, son of  and the . (according to legend)
 * First extant evidence of written.
 * The earliest known settlement in dates back to this era.
 * Creation of ceremonial s in.

Significant persons

 * , king of the ancient
 * , king of the ancient (–)
 * , king of the ancient (–)
 * , ancient prophet (approximate date, estimates range from  to )