Editing 17th century BC

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The '''seventeenth century <small>BC</small>''' was the time period from [[Wikipedia:1700 BC|1700 <small>BC</small>]] to [[Wikipedia:1601 BC|1601 <small>BC</small>]].

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==Significant persons==
* [[Wikipedia:Jie (ruler)|Jie]] , The last ruler of [[Wikipedia:Xia Dynasty|Xia Dynasty]], ruled China for 52 years until [[Wikipedia:1600 BC|1600 BC]] according to the [[Wikipedia:Xia Shang Zhou Chronology Project|Xia Shang Zhou Chronology Project]].

==Deaths==
* [[1690s BC|1695 BC]] — [[Sarah|Sarah]], wife of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
* [[Wikipedia:1686 BC|1686 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Hammurabi|Hammurabi]] ([[Wikipedia:short chronology|short chronology]])
* [[Wikipedia:1684 BC|1684 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Heremon|Heremon]], [[Wikipedia:Irish legend|Irish legend]]
* [[1670s BC|1677 BC]] — [[Terah|Terah]], father of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
* [[1660s BC|1664 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Arpachshad|Arpachshad]], son of [[Wikipedia:Ham, son of Noah|Ham]], according to the Hebrew Calendar
* [[Wikipedia:1637 BC|1637 BC]] — [[Abraham|Abraham]] according to Jewish calculations. (2,123 years after [[Wikipedia:Creation (theology)|biblical creation]])
* [[1630s BC|1634 BC]] — [[Shelah|Shelah]], son of Arpachshad, according to the Hebrew Calendar
* [[Wikipedia:1602 BC|1602 BC]] — [[Shem|Shem]], son of [[Noah|Noah]], according to the Hebrew Calendar

==Decades and years==
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 The '''seventeenth century <small>BC</small>''' was the time period from [[Wikipedia:1700 BC|1700 <small>BC</small>]] to [[Wikipedia:1601 BC|1601 <small>BC</small>]].
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-==Events==
-[[Image:Santorini Landsat.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Satellite image of Thera, centre location of the [[Wikipedia:Minoan eruption|Minoan eruption]], one possible source of seventeenth century BC climatic disturbances ]]
-* 1700
-* c. [[Wikipedia:1700 BC|1700 BC]] — The last species of [[Wikipedia:mammoth|mammoth]] became extinct on [[Wikipedia:Wrangel Island|Wrangel Island]].
-* c. [[Wikipedia:1700 BC|1700 BC]]: [[Wikipedia:Indus Valley Civilization|Indus Valley Civilization]] comes to an end but is continued by the [[Wikipedia:Cemetery H culture|Cemetery H culture]]
-* [[Wikipedia:1700 BC|1700 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Belu-bani|Belu-bani]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-* c. 1700 BC — beginning of the Late [[Wikipedia:Minoan|Minoan]] period on [[Wikipedia:Crete|Crete]]
-* c. [[Wikipedia:1700 BC|1700 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Lila-Ir-Tash|Lila-Ir-Tash]] started to rule the [[Wikipedia:Elamite Empire|Elamite Empire]].
-* c. [[Wikipedia:1698 BC|1698 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Lila-Ir-Tash|Lila-Ir-Tash]] the ruler of the [[Wikipedia:Elamite Empire|Elamite Empire]] died. [[Wikipedia:Temti-Agun I|Temti-Agun I]] started to rule the [[Wikipedia:Elamite Empire|Elamite Empire]].
-* [[Wikipedia:1691 BC|1691 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Belu-bani|Belu-bani]], the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]] died.
-* c. [[Wikipedia:1690 BC|1690 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Temti-Agun I|Temti-Agun I]], the ruler of the [[Wikipedia:Elamite Empire|Elamite Empire]], died. [[Wikipedia:Tan-Uli|Tan-Uli]] started to rule the [[Wikipedia:Elamite Empire|Elamite Empire]].
-* [[Wikipedia:1690 BC|1690 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Libaia|Libaia]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-* [[1680s BC|1680s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]]: Start of [[Wikipedia:Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt|Sixteenth Dynasty]].
-* [[1680s BC|1680s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]]: Development of leavened [[Wikipedia:bread|bread]] (date approximate).
-* [[1670s BC|1670s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]]: Start of [[Wikipedia:Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fifteenth Dynasty]].
-* [[1670s BC|1673 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Sharma-Adad I|Sharma-Adad I]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-*[[1660s BC|1661 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Iptar-Sin|Iptar-Sin]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-* [[1650s BC|1650s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]]: Start of [[Wikipedia:Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt|Seventeenth Dynasty]].
-* c. [[Wikipedia:1655 BC|1655 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Tan-Uli|Tan-Uli]], the ruler of the [[Wikipedia:Elamite Empire|Elamite Empire]], died.
-*[[1640s BC|1649 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Bazaia|Bazaia]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-* [[Wikipedia:1633 BC|1633 BC]] — End of the [[Wikipedia:Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt|Thirteenth]] and [[Wikipedia:Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fourteenth dynasties of Egypt]], start of the [[Wikipedia:Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fifteenth dynasty]].
-* [[Wikipedia:1627 BC|1627 BC]] – Beginn of a several years lasting cooling of world climate recorded in [[Wikipedia:Growth ring|tree-rings]] all over the world.<ref>{{cite journal | author = LaMarche, Valmore C. Jr. & Hirschboeck, Katherine K. | year = 1984 | title = Frost rings in trees as records of major volcanic eruptions | journal = [[Nature (journal)|Nature]]</ref>
-*[[1620s BC|1625 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Samsu-Ditana|Samsu-Ditana]] becomes King of [[Wikipedia:Babylon|Babylon]] ([[Wikipedia:middle chronology|middle chronology]]).
-*[[1620s BC|1621 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Lullaia|Lullaia]] becomes the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-*[[1620s BC|1620 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Mursili I|Mursili I]] becomes King of the [[Wikipedia:Hittite Empire|Hittite Empire]] ([[Wikipedia:middle chronology|middle chronology]]).
-*[[1610s BC|1615 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Shu-Ninua|Shu-Ninua]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-*[[1600s BC|1601 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Sharma-Adad II|Sharma-Adad II]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-* [[1600s BC|1600s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]]: End of [[Wikipedia:Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fourteenth Dynasty]].
-* [[1600s BC|1600s BC]] — The creation of one of the oldest surviving astronomical documents, a copy of which was found in the [[Wikipedia:Babylonian|Babylonian]] library of [[Wikipedia:Ashurbanipal|Ashurbanipal]]: a 21-year record of the appearances of [[Wikipedia:Venus (planet)|Venus]] (which the early Babylonians called Nindaranna).
-* [[1600s BC|1600s BC]] — The end of the [[Wikipedia:Indus Valley civilization|Indus Valley civilization]].
-* [[1600s BC|1600s BC]] — The overthrow of the ruling [[Wikipedia:Amorite|Amorite]] dynasty in [[Wikipedia:Aleppo|Aleppo]], [[Wikipedia:Syria|Syria]].
-* [[1600s BC|1600s BC]] — The date of the earliest discovered [[Wikipedia:rubber|rubber]] balls.
-* [[1600s BC|1600s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]] conquered by [[Wikipedia:Asia|Asia]]n tribes known as the [[Wikipedia:Hyksos|Hyksos]] — see [[Wikipedia:History of ancient Israel and Judah|History of ancient Israel and Judah]].
-*[[Wikipedia:Unetice culture|Unetice culture]]
-*Development of leavened [[Wikipedia:bread|bread]] in [[Egypt|Egypt]].
-* Development of the [[Wikipedia:windmill|windmill]] in [[Wikipedia:Persia|Persia]].
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