Changes: 17th century BC

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	18th century BC · 17th century BC · 16th century BC
Decades:	1690s BC 1680s BC 1670s BC 1660s BC 1650s BC; 1640s BC 1630s BC 1620s BC 1610s BC 1600s BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths ; Establishments – Disestablishments

Latest revision as of 22:39, 18 September 2013

The seventeenth century BC was the time period from 1700 BC to 1601 BC.

Events[]

1700
c. 1700 BC — The last species of mammoth became extinct on Wrangel Island.
c. 1700 BC: Indus Valley Civilization comes to an end but is continued by the Cemetery H culture
1700 BC — Belu-bani became the King of Assyria.
c. 1700 BC — beginning of the Late Minoan period on Crete
c. 1700 BC — Lila-Ir-Tash started to rule the Elamite Empire.
c. 1698 BC — Lila-Ir-Tash the ruler of the Elamite Empire died. Temti-Agun I started to rule the Elamite Empire.
1691 BC — Belu-bani, the King of Assyria died.
c. 1690 BC — Temti-Agun I, the ruler of the Elamite Empire, died. Tan-Uli started to rule the Elamite Empire.
1690 BC — Libaia became the King of Assyria.
1680s BC — Egypt: Start of Sixteenth Dynasty.
1680s BC — Egypt: Development of leavened bread (date approximate).
1670s BC — Egypt: Start of Fifteenth Dynasty.
1673 BC — Sharma-Adad I became the King of Assyria.
1661 BC — Iptar-Sin became the King of Assyria.
1650s BC — Egypt: Start of Seventeenth Dynasty.
c. 1655 BC — Tan-Uli, the ruler of the Elamite Empire, died.
1649 BC — Bazaia became the King of Assyria.
1633 BC — End of the Thirteenth and Fourteenth dynasties of Egypt, start of the Fifteenth dynasty.
1627 BC – Beginn of a several years lasting cooling of world climate recorded in tree-rings all over the world.^[1]
1625 BC — Samsu-Ditana becomes King of Babylon (middle chronology).
1621 BC — Lullaia becomes the King of Assyria.
1620 BC — Mursili I becomes King of the Hittite Empire (middle chronology).
1615 BC — Shu-Ninua became the King of Assyria.
1601 BC — Sharma-Adad II became the King of Assyria.
1600s BC — Egypt: End of Fourteenth Dynasty.
1600s BC — The creation of one of the oldest surviving astronomical documents, a copy of which was found in the Babylonian library of Ashurbanipal: a 21-year record of the appearances of Venus (which the early Babylonians called Nindaranna).
1600s BC — The end of the Indus Valley civilization.
1600s BC — The overthrow of the ruling Amorite dynasty in Aleppo, Syria.
1600s BC — The date of the earliest discovered rubber balls.
1600s BC — Egypt conquered by Asian tribes known as the Hyksos — see History of ancient Israel and Judah.
Unetice culture
Development of leavened bread in Egypt.
Development of the windmill in Persia.

Significant persons[]

Jie , The last ruler of Xia Dynasty, ruled China for 52 years until 1600 BC according to the Xia Shang Zhou Chronology Project.

Deaths[]

1695 BC — Sarah, wife of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
1686 BC — Hammurabi (short chronology)
1684 BC — Heremon, Irish legend
1677 BC — Terah, father of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
1664 BC — Arpachshad, son of Ham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
1637 BC — Abraham according to Jewish calculations. (2,123 years after biblical creation)
1634 BC — Shelah, son of Arpachshad, according to the Hebrew Calendar
1602 BC — Shem, son of Noah, according to the Hebrew Calendar

Decades and years[]

[[::Decades|Decades]] and [[::Years|Years]]

17th century BC

[[::19th century BC|19th century BC]] ←[[::18th century BC|18th century BC]] ← ↔ →[[::16th century BC|16th century BC]]→[[::15th century BC|15th century BC]]

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[[::Centuries|Centuries]] and [[::Millennia|Millennia]]

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[[::4th millennium BC\|4th]]:	[[::40th century BC\|40th]]	[[::39th century BC\|39th]]	[[::38th century BC\|38th]]	[[::37th century BC\|37th]]	[[::36th century BC\|36th]]	[[::35th century BC\|35th]]	[[::34th century BC\|34th]]	[[::33rd century BC\|33rd]]	[[::32nd century BC\|32nd]]	[[::31st century BC\|31st]]
[[::3rd millennium BC\|3rd]]:	[[::30th century BC\|30th]]	[[::29th century BC\|29th]]	[[::28th century BC\|28th]]	[[::27th century BC\|27th]]	[[::26th century BC\|26th]]	[[::25th century BC\|25th]]	[[::24th century BC\|24th]]	[[::23rd century BC\|23rd]]	[[::22nd century BC\|22nd]]	[[::21st century BC\|21st]]
[[::2nd millennium BC\|2nd]]:	[[::20th century BC\|20th]]	[[::19th century BC\|19th]]	[[::18th century BC\|18th]]	[[::17th century BC\|17th]]	[[::16th century BC\|16th]]	[[::15th century BC\|15th]]	[[::14th century BC\|14th]]	[[::13th century BC\|13th]]	[[::12th century BC\|12th]]	[[::11th century BC\|11th]]
[[::1st millennium BC\|1st]]:	[[::10th century BC\|10th]]	[[::9th century BC\|9th]]	[[::8th century BC\|8th]]	[[::7th century BC\|7th]]	[[::6th century BC\|6th]]	[[::5th century BC\|5th]]	[[::4th century BC\|4th]]	[[::3rd century BC\|3rd]]	[[::2nd century BC\|2nd]]	[[::1st century BC\|1st]]
Anno Domini / Common Era (AD/CE)
[[::1st millennium\|1st]]:	[[::1st century\|1st]]	[[::2nd century\|2nd]]	[[::3rd century\|3rd]]	[[::4th century\|4th]]	[[::5th century\|5th]]	[[::6th century\|6th]]	[[::7th century\|7th]]	[[::8th century\|8th]]	[[::9th century\|9th]]	[[::10th century\|10th]]
[[::2nd millennium\|2nd]]:	[[::11th century\|11th]]	[[::12th century\|12th]]	[[::13th century\|13th]]	[[::14th century\|14th]]	[[::15th century\|15th]]	[[::16th century\|16th]]	[[::17th century\|17th]]	[[::18th century\|18th]]	[[::19th century\|19th]]	[[::20th century\|20th]]
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[[::4th millennium\|4th]]:	[[::31st century\|31st]]

References[]

^ {{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

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[1] {{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

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-The '''seventeenth century <small>BC</small>''' was the time period from {{wp|1700 BC|1700 <small>BC</small>}} to {{wp|1601 BC|1601 <small>BC</small>}}.
+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>]].
 ==Events==
-[[Image:Santorini Landsat.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Satellite image of Thera, centre location of the {{wp|Minoan eruption}}, one possible source of seventeenth century BC climatic disturbances ]]
+[[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. {{wp|1700 BC}} — The last species of {{wp|mammoth}} became extinct on {{wp|Wrangel Island}}.
+* c. [[Wikipedia:1700 BC|1700 BC]] — The last species of [[Wikipedia:mammoth|mammoth]] became extinct on [[Wikipedia:Wrangel Island|Wrangel Island]].
-* c. {{wp|1700 BC}}: {{wp|Indus Valley Civilization}} comes to an end but is continued by the {{wp|Cemetery H culture}}
+* 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]]
-* {{wp|1700 BC}} — {{wp|Belu-bani}} became the {{wp|King of Assyria}}.
+* [[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 {{wp|Minoan}} period on {{wp|Crete}}
+* c. 1700 BC — beginning of the Late [[Wikipedia:Minoan|Minoan]] period on [[Wikipedia:Crete|Crete]]
-* c. {{wp|1700 BC}} — {{wp|Lila-Ir-Tash}} started to rule the {{wp|Elamite Empire}}.
+* c. [[Wikipedia:1700 BC|1700 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Lila-Ir-Tash|Lila-Ir-Tash]] started to rule the [[Wikipedia:Elamite Empire|Elamite Empire]].
-* c. {{wp|1698 BC}} — {{wp|Lila-Ir-Tash}} the ruler of the {{wp|Elamite Empire}} died. {{wp|Temti-Agun I}} started to rule the {{wp|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]].
-* {{wp|1691 BC}} — {{wp|Belu-bani}}, the {{wp|King of Assyria}} died.
+* [[Wikipedia:1691 BC|1691 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Belu-bani|Belu-bani]], the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]] died.
-* c. {{wp|1690 BC}} — {{wp|Temti-Agun I}}, the ruler of the {{wp|Elamite Empire}}, died. {{wp|Tan-Uli}} started to rule the {{wp|Elamite Empire}}.
+* 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]].
-* {{wp|1690 BC}} — {{wp|Libaia}} became the {{wp|King of Assyria}}.
+* [[Wikipedia:1690 BC|1690 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Libaia|Libaia]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-* {{wp|1680s BC}} — {{wp|Egypt}}: Start of {{wp|Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt|Sixteenth Dynasty}}.
+* [[1680s BC|1680s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]]: Start of [[Wikipedia:Sixteenth dynasty of Egypt|Sixteenth Dynasty]].
-* {{wp|1680s BC}} — {{wp|Egypt}}: Development of leavened {{wp|bread}} (date approximate).
+* [[1680s BC|1680s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]]: Development of leavened [[Wikipedia:bread|bread]] (date approximate).
-* {{wp|1670s BC}} — {{wp|Egypt}}: Start of {{wp|Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fifteenth Dynasty}}.
+* [[1670s BC|1670s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]]: Start of [[Wikipedia:Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fifteenth Dynasty]].
-* {{wp|1670s BC|1673 BC}} — {{wp|Sharma-Adad I}} became the {{wp|King of Assyria}}.
+* [[1670s BC|1673 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Sharma-Adad I|Sharma-Adad I]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-*{{wp|1660s BC|1661 BC}} — {{wp|Iptar-Sin}} became the {{wp|King of Assyria}}.
+*[[1660s BC|1661 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Iptar-Sin|Iptar-Sin]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-* {{wp|1650s BC}} — {{wp|Egypt}}: Start of {{wp|Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt|Seventeenth Dynasty}}.
+* [[1650s BC|1650s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]]: Start of [[Wikipedia:Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt|Seventeenth Dynasty]].
-* c. {{wp|1655 BC}} — {{wp|Tan-Uli}}, the ruler of the {{wp|Elamite Empire}}, died.
+* c. [[Wikipedia:1655 BC|1655 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Tan-Uli|Tan-Uli]], the ruler of the [[Wikipedia:Elamite Empire|Elamite Empire]], died.
-*{{wp|1640s BC|1649 BC}} — {{wp|Bazaia}} became the {{wp|King of Assyria}}.
+*[[1640s BC|1649 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Bazaia|Bazaia]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-* {{wp|1633 BC}} — End of the {{wp|Thirteenth dynasty of Egypt|Thirteenth}} and {{wp|Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fourteenth dynasties of Egypt}}, start of the {{wp|Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fifteenth dynasty}}.
+* [[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]].
-* {{wp|1627 BC}} – Beginn of a several years lasting cooling of world climate recorded in {{wp|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 = {{wp|Nature (journal)|Nature}} | volume = 307 | pages = 121–126 | doi = 10.1038/307121a0 }}</ref> It might have been caused by the {{wp|Minoan eruption}} of {{wp|Santorini|Thera}}<ref>{{cite journal | author = Baillie, M. G. L. & Munro, M. A. R. | year = 1988 | title = Irish tree rings, Santorini and volcanic dust veils | journal = Nature | volume = 332 | pages = 344–346 | doi = 10.1038/332344a0 }}</ref> or the {{wp|Avellino eruption}} of {{wp|Mount Vesuvius}}.<ref>{{cite journal | author = Vogel, J. S. ''et al.'' | year = 1990 | title = Vesuvius/Avellino, one possible source of seventeenth century BC climatic disturbances | journal = Nature | volume = 344 | pages = 534–537 | doi = 10.1038/344534a0 }}</ref>
+* [[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>
-*{{wp|1620s BC|1625 BC}} — {{wp|Samsu-Ditana}} becomes King of {{wp|Babylon}} ({{wp|middle chronology}}).
+*[[1620s BC|1625 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Samsu-Ditana|Samsu-Ditana]] becomes King of [[Wikipedia:Babylon|Babylon]] ([[Wikipedia:middle chronology|middle chronology]]).
-*{{wp|1620s BC|1621 BC}} — {{wp|Lullaia}} becomes the {{wp|King of Assyria}}.
+*[[1620s BC|1621 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Lullaia|Lullaia]] becomes the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-*{{wp|1620s BC|1620 BC}} — {{wp|Mursili I}} becomes King of the {{wp|Hittite Empire}} ({{wp|middle chronology}}).
+*[[1620s BC|1620 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Mursili I|Mursili I]] becomes King of the [[Wikipedia:Hittite Empire|Hittite Empire]] ([[Wikipedia:middle chronology|middle chronology]]).
-*{{wp|1610s BC|1615 BC}} — {{wp|Shu-Ninua}} became the {{wp|King of Assyria}}.
+*[[1610s BC|1615 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Shu-Ninua|Shu-Ninua]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-*{{wp|1600s BC|1601 BC}} — {{wp|Sharma-Adad II}} became the {{wp|King of Assyria}}.
+*[[1600s BC|1601 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Sharma-Adad II|Sharma-Adad II]] became the [[Wikipedia:King of Assyria|King of Assyria]].
-* {{wp|1600s BC}} — {{wp|Egypt}}: End of {{wp|Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fourteenth Dynasty}}.
+* [[1600s BC|1600s BC]] — [[Egypt|Egypt]]: End of [[Wikipedia:Fourteenth dynasty of Egypt|Fourteenth Dynasty]].
-* {{wp|1600s BC}} — The creation of one of the oldest surviving astronomical documents, a copy of which was found in the {{wp|Babylonian}} library of {{wp|Ashurbanipal}}: a 21-year record of the appearances of {{wp|Venus (planet)|Venus}} (which the early Babylonians called Nindaranna).
+* [[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).
-* {{wp|1600s BC}} — The end of the {{wp|Indus Valley civilization}}.
+* [[1600s BC|1600s BC]] — The end of the [[Wikipedia:Indus Valley civilization|Indus Valley civilization]].
-* {{wp|1600s BC}} — The overthrow of the ruling {{wp|Amorite}} dynasty in {{wp|Aleppo}}, {{wp|Syria}}.
+* [[1600s BC|1600s BC]] — The overthrow of the ruling [[Wikipedia:Amorite|Amorite]] dynasty in [[Wikipedia:Aleppo|Aleppo]], [[Wikipedia:Syria|Syria]].
-* {{wp|1600s BC}} — The date of the earliest discovered {{wp|rubber}} balls.
+* [[1600s BC|1600s BC]] — The date of the earliest discovered [[Wikipedia:rubber|rubber]] balls.
-* {{wp|1600s BC}} — {{wp|Egypt}} conquered by {{wp|Asia}}n tribes known as the {{wp|Hyksos}} — see {{wp|History of ancient Israel and Judah}}.
+* [[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]].
-*{{wp|Unetice culture}}
+*[[Wikipedia:Unetice culture|Unetice culture]]
-*Development of leavened {{wp|bread}} in {{wp|Egypt}}.
+*Development of leavened [[Wikipedia:bread|bread]] in [[Egypt|Egypt]].
-* Development of the {{wp|windmill}} in {{wp|Persia}}.
+* Development of the [[Wikipedia:windmill|windmill]] in [[Wikipedia:Persia|Persia]].
 ==Significant persons==
-* {{wp|Jie (ruler)|Jie}} , The last ruler of {{wp|Xia Dynasty}}, ruled China for 52 years until {{wp|1600 BC}} according to the {{wp|Xia Shang Zhou Chronology Project}}.
+* [[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==
-* {{wp|1690s BC|1695 BC}} — {{wp|Sarah}}, wife of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
+* [[1690s BC|1695 BC]] — [[Sarah|Sarah]], wife of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
-* {{wp|1686 BC}} — {{wp|Hammurabi}} ({{wp|short chronology}})
+* [[Wikipedia:1686 BC|1686 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Hammurabi|Hammurabi]] ([[Wikipedia:short chronology|short chronology]])
-* {{wp|1684 BC}} — {{wp|Heremon}}, {{wp|Irish legend}}
+* [[Wikipedia:1684 BC|1684 BC]] — [[Wikipedia:Heremon|Heremon]], [[Wikipedia:Irish legend|Irish legend]]
-* {{wp|1670s BC|1677 BC}} — {{wp|Terah}}, father of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
+* [[1670s BC|1677 BC]] — [[Terah|Terah]], father of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
-* {{wp|1660s BC|1664 BC}} — {{wp|Arpachshad}}, son of {{wp|Ham, son of Noah}}, 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
-* {{wp|1637 BC}} — {{wp|Abraham}} according to Jewish calculations. (2,123 years after {{wp|Creation (theology)|biblical creation}})
+* [[Wikipedia:1637 BC|1637 BC]] — [[Abraham|Abraham]] according to Jewish calculations. (2,123 years after [[Wikipedia:Creation (theology)|biblical creation]])
-* {{wp|1630s BC|1634 BC}} — {{wp|Shelah}}, son of Arpachshad, according to the Hebrew Calendar
+* [[1630s BC|1634 BC]] — [[Shelah|Shelah]], son of Arpachshad, according to the Hebrew Calendar
-* {{wp|1602 BC}} — {{wp|Shem}}, son of {{wp|Noah}}, according to the Hebrew Calendar
+* [[Wikipedia:1602 BC|1602 BC]] — [[Shem|Shem]], son of [[Noah|Noah]], according to the Hebrew Calendar
 ==Decades and years==

[[::1709–1700 BC\|1709–1700 BC ]]	[[::1709 BC\|1709 BC ]]	[[::1708 BC\|1708 BC ]]	[[::1707 BC\|1707 BC ]]	[[::1706 BC\|1706 BC ]]	[[::1705 BC\|1705 BC ]]	[[::1704 BC\|1704 BC ]]	[[::1703 BC\|1703 BC ]]	[[::1702 BC\|1702 BC ]]	[[::1701 BC\|1701 BC ]]	[[::1700 BC\|1700 BC ]]
[[::1690s BC\|1690s BC ]]	[[::1699 BC\|1699 BC ]]	[[::1698 BC\|1698 BC ]]	[[::1697 BC\|1697 BC ]]	[[::1696 BC\|1696 BC ]]	[[::1695 BC\|1695 BC ]]	[[::1694 BC\|1694 BC ]]	[[::1693 BC\|1693 BC ]]	[[::1692 BC\|1692 BC ]]	[[::1691 BC\|1691 BC ]]	[[::1690 BC\|1690 BC ]]
[[::1680s BC\|1680s BC ]]	[[::1689 BC\|1689 BC ]]	[[::1688 BC\|1688 BC ]]	[[::1687 BC\|1687 BC ]]	[[::1686 BC\|1686 BC ]]	[[::1685 BC\|1685 BC ]]	[[::1684 BC\|1684 BC ]]	[[::1683 BC\|1683 BC ]]	[[::1682 BC\|1682 BC ]]	[[::1681 BC\|1681 BC ]]	[[::1680 BC\|1680 BC ]]
[[::1670s BC\|1670s BC ]]	[[::1679 BC\|1679 BC ]]	[[::1678 BC\|1678 BC ]]	[[::1677 BC\|1677 BC ]]	[[::1676 BC\|1676 BC ]]	[[::1675 BC\|1675 BC ]]	[[::1674 BC\|1674 BC ]]	[[::1673 BC\|1673 BC ]]	[[::1672 BC\|1672 BC ]]	[[::1671 BC\|1671 BC ]]	[[::1670 BC\|1670 BC ]]
[[::1660s BC\|1660s BC ]]	[[::1669 BC\|1669 BC ]]	[[::1668 BC\|1668 BC ]]	[[::1667 BC\|1667 BC ]]	[[::1666 BC\|1666 BC ]]	[[::1665 BC\|1665 BC ]]	[[::1664 BC\|1664 BC ]]	[[::1663 BC\|1663 BC ]]	[[::1662 BC\|1662 BC ]]	[[::1661 BC\|1661 BC ]]	[[::1660 BC\|1660 BC ]]
[[::1650s BC\|1650s BC ]]	[[::1659 BC\|1659 BC ]]	[[::1658 BC\|1658 BC ]]	[[::1657 BC\|1657 BC ]]	[[::1656 BC\|1656 BC ]]	[[::1655 BC\|1655 BC ]]	[[::1654 BC\|1654 BC ]]	[[::1653 BC\|1653 BC ]]	[[::1652 BC\|1652 BC ]]	[[::1651 BC\|1651 BC ]]	[[::1650 BC\|1650 BC ]]
[[::1640s BC\|1640s BC ]]	[[::1649 BC\|1649 BC ]]	[[::1648 BC\|1648 BC ]]	[[::1647 BC\|1647 BC ]]	[[::1646 BC\|1646 BC ]]	[[::1645 BC\|1645 BC ]]	[[::1644 BC\|1644 BC ]]	[[::1643 BC\|1643 BC ]]	[[::1642 BC\|1642 BC ]]	[[::1641 BC\|1641 BC ]]	[[::1640 BC\|1640 BC ]]
[[::1630s BC\|1630s BC ]]	[[::1639 BC\|1639 BC ]]	[[::1638 BC\|1638 BC ]]	[[::1637 BC\|1637 BC ]]	[[::1636 BC\|1636 BC ]]	[[::1635 BC\|1635 BC ]]	[[::1634 BC\|1634 BC ]]	[[::1633 BC\|1633 BC ]]	[[::1632 BC\|1632 BC ]]	[[::1631 BC\|1631 BC ]]	[[::1630 BC\|1630 BC ]]
[[::1620s BC\|1620s BC ]]	[[::1629 BC\|1629 BC ]]	[[::1628 BC\|1628 BC ]]	[[::1627 BC\|1627 BC ]]	[[::1626 BC\|1626 BC ]]	[[::1625 BC\|1625 BC ]]	[[::1624 BC\|1624 BC ]]	[[::1623 BC\|1623 BC ]]	[[::1622 BC\|1622 BC ]]	[[::1621 BC\|1621 BC ]]	[[::1620 BC\|1620 BC ]]
[[::1610s BC\|1610s BC ]]	[[::1619 BC\|1619 BC ]]	[[::1618 BC\|1618 BC ]]	[[::1617 BC\|1617 BC ]]	[[::1616 BC\|1616 BC ]]	[[::1615 BC\|1615 BC ]]	[[::1614 BC\|1614 BC ]]	[[::1613 BC\|1613 BC ]]	[[::1612 BC\|1612 BC ]]	[[::1611 BC\|1611 BC ]]	[[::1610 BC\|1610 BC ]]
[[::1609–1600 BC\|1609–1600 BC ]]	[[::1609 BC\|1609 BC ]]	[[::1608 BC\|1608 BC ]]	[[::1607 BC\|1607 BC ]]	[[::1606 BC\|1606 BC ]]	[[::1605 BC\|1605 BC ]]	[[::1604 BC\|1604 BC ]]	[[::1603 BC\|1603 BC ]]	[[::1602 BC\|1602 BC ]]	[[::1601 BC\|1601 BC ]]	[[::1600 BC\|1600 BC ]]
[[::1590s BC\|1590s BC ]]	[[::1599 BC\|1599 BC ]]	[[::1598 BC\|1598 BC ]]	[[::1597 BC\|1597 BC ]]	[[::1596 BC\|1596 BC ]]	[[::1595 BC\|1595 BC ]]	[[::1594 BC\|1594 BC ]]	[[::1593 BC\|1593 BC ]]	[[::1592 BC\|1592 BC ]]	[[::1591 BC\|1591 BC ]]	[[::1590 BC\|1590 BC ]]

Millennium	Century
Before Christ / Before Common Era (BC/BCE)
[[::4th millennium BC\|4th]]:	[[::40th century BC\|40th]]	[[::39th century BC\|39th]]	[[::38th century BC\|38th]]	[[::37th century BC\|37th]]	[[::36th century BC\|36th]]	[[::35th century BC\|35th]]	[[::34th century BC\|34th]]	[[::33rd century BC\|33rd]]	[[::32nd century BC\|32nd]]	[[::31st century BC\|31st]]
[[::3rd millennium BC\|3rd]]:	[[::30th century BC\|30th]]	[[::29th century BC\|29th]]	[[::28th century BC\|28th]]	[[::27th century BC\|27th]]	[[::26th century BC\|26th]]	[[::25th century BC\|25th]]	[[::24th century BC\|24th]]	[[::23rd century BC\|23rd]]	[[::22nd century BC\|22nd]]	[[::21st century BC\|21st]]
[[::2nd millennium BC\|2nd]]:	[[::20th century BC\|20th]]	[[::19th century BC\|19th]]	[[::18th century BC\|18th]]	[[::17th century BC\|17th]]	[[::16th century BC\|16th]]	[[::15th century BC\|15th]]	[[::14th century BC\|14th]]	[[::13th century BC\|13th]]	[[::12th century BC\|12th]]	[[::11th century BC\|11th]]
[[::1st millennium BC\|1st]]:	[[::10th century BC\|10th]]	[[::9th century BC\|9th]]	[[::8th century BC\|8th]]	[[::7th century BC\|7th]]	[[::6th century BC\|6th]]	[[::5th century BC\|5th]]	[[::4th century BC\|4th]]	[[::3rd century BC\|3rd]]	[[::2nd century BC\|2nd]]	[[::1st century BC\|1st]]
Anno Domini / Common Era (AD/CE)
[[::1st millennium\|1st]]:	[[::1st century\|1st]]	[[::2nd century\|2nd]]	[[::3rd century\|3rd]]	[[::4th century\|4th]]	[[::5th century\|5th]]	[[::6th century\|6th]]	[[::7th century\|7th]]	[[::8th century\|8th]]	[[::9th century\|9th]]	[[::10th century\|10th]]
[[::2nd millennium\|2nd]]:	[[::11th century\|11th]]	[[::12th century\|12th]]	[[::13th century\|13th]]	[[::14th century\|14th]]	[[::15th century\|15th]]	[[::16th century\|16th]]	[[::17th century\|17th]]	[[::18th century\|18th]]	[[::19th century\|19th]]	[[::20th century\|20th]]
[[::3rd millennium\|3rd]]:	[[::21st century\|21st]]	[[::22nd century\|22nd]]	[[::23rd century\|23rd]]	[[::24th century\|24th]]	[[::25th century\|25th]]	[[::26th century\|26th]]	[[::27th century\|27th]]	[[::28th century\|28th]]	[[::29th century\|29th]]	[[::30th century\|30th]]
[[::4th millennium\|4th]]:	[[::31st century\|31st]]