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The '''10th century BC''' comprises the years from 1000 BC to 901 BC. This period followed the [[Late Bronze Age collapse]] in the [[Near East]], and the century saw the [[Early Iron Age]] take hold there. The [[Greek Dark Ages]] which had come about in 1200 BC continued. The [[Neo-Assyrian Empire]] is established towards the end of the 10th century BC. In the [[Iron Age in India]], the [[Vedic period]] is ongoing. In [[China]], the [[Zhou dynasty]] is in power. [[Bronze Age Europe]] continued with [[Urnfield culture]]. [[Japan]] was inhabited by an evolving [[hunter-gatherer]] society during the [[Jōmon period]].

==The world in the 10th century BC==

[[Image:East-Hem 1000bc.jpg|thumb|550px|centre|Map of the Eastern Hemisphere in 1000 BC.]]

[[File:World_in_1000_BCE.png|thumb|centre|1000px|The world in 1000 BCE.]]

==Events==
[[Image:Psusennes I mask.jpg|thumb|right|Gold burial mask of [[Pharaoh]] [[Psusennes I]], discovered 1940 by [[Pierre Montet]].]]

* [[1000 BC]]: [[India]]—[[Iron Age in India|Iron Age of India]]. Indian kingdoms rule India—[[Panchala]], [[Kuru (kingdom)|Kuru]], [[Kosala]], [[Pandya kingdom|Pandya]] and [[Videha]].
*{{circa}} [[1000 BC]]: The [[Sa Huỳnh culture]] started in central and southern [[Vietnam]].
* [[993 BC]]: [[Amenemope (pharaoh)|Amenemope]] succeeds [[Psusennes I]] as king of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]].
* 993 BC: Archippus, [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]] dies after a reign of 19 years and is succeeded by his son Thersippus.
* [[984 BC]]: [[Osorkon the Elder]] succeeds [[Pharaoh Amenemope|Amenemope]] as [[monarch|king]] of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]].
* [[982 BC]]: The end of first period (1197 BC—982 BC) by [[Sau Yung]]'s concept of the [[I Ching]] and history.
* [[978 BC]]: [[Siamun]] succeeds [[Osorkon the Elder]] as king of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]].
* 967 BC: [[Tiglath-Pileser II]] becomes King of [[Assyria]].
* [[965 BC]]: [[David]], king of the [[Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)|United Monarchy]], dies.
* [[962 BC]]: [[Solomon]] becomes king of [[Kingdom of Israel (united monarchy)|Israel]], following the death of his father, King [[David]].  (traditional date)
* [[959 BC]]: [[Psusennes II]] succeeds [[Siamun]] as king of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]].
* [[957 BC]]: [[Solomon]] completes the construction of the [[First Temple]] in [[Jerusalem]].
* c. [[953 BC]]: Alternative date to the [[founding of Rome]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rainews.it/dl/rainews/articoli/Roma-piu-vecchia-di-due-secoli-ritrovamenti-al-foro-consentono-di-retrodatare-la-fondazione-della-capitale-766fa70f-5c0b-4dd6-8fae-f41dd4cf5703.html|title=Roma più vecchia di due secoli|date=April 13, 2014}}</ref>
* [[952 BC]]: Thersippus, [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]] dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son [[Phorbas]].
* [[947 BC]]: Death of [[King Mo of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].
* [[946 BC]]: [[King Gong of Zhou]] becomes King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].
* [[945 BC|945]]/[[943 BC]]: [[History of ancient Egypt|Egypt]]: [[Psusennes II]] dies, the last pharaoh of the [[Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt|Twenty-first Dynasty]]. [[Shoshenq I]] succeeds him, and founds the [[Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt|Twenty-second Dynasty]].
* [[935 BC]]: Death of [[King Gong of Zhou]], King of the [[Zhou Dynasty]] of [[China]].
* 935 BC: Death of [[Tiglath-Pileser II]] king of [[Assyria]].
* [[931 BC]]: [[Solomon]], king of the ancient [[Israelites]], dies.
* {{circa}} 925 BC: Partition of ancient [[History of ancient Israel and Judah|Israel]] into the Kingdoms of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]] and [[Kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|Israel]].
* {{circa}} [[922 BC]]: [[Osorkon I]] succeeds his father [[Shoshenq I]] as king of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]].
* [[922 BC]]: [[Phorbas]], [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]], dies after a reign of 30 years and is succeeded by his son [[Megacles]].
* [[912 BC]]: [[Adad-nirari II]] succeeds his father [[Ashur-Dan II]] as king of [[Assyria]].
* [[911 BC]]: [[Abijah]], king of [[Kingdom of Judah|Judah]], dies.
* 909 BC: [[Jeroboam]], the first king of the northern [[Hebrews|Hebrew]] [[kingdom of Israel (Samaria)|kingdom of Israel]], dies and is succeeded by his son [[Nadab of Israel|Nadab]].
* {{circa}} [[900 BC]]: the [[Villanovan culture]] emerges in [[northern Italy]].
* {{circa}} [[900 BC]]: Foundation of [[Anuradhapura]], [[Sri Lanka]].
* {{circa}} [[900 BC]] — the [[Adichanallur]] relics, from Tamil Nadu Culture, India came from this era<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/madurai/adichanallur-relics-2900-yrs-old-asi/articleshow/68730522.cms|title=Adichanallur relics 2,900 yrs old: ASI - Times of India|website=The Times of India|date=5 April 2019 |access-date=6 April 2019}}</ref>
* 900 BC: [[Kingdom of Kush]].
Late 10th century BC: 
* Centaur, from [[Lefkandi]], [[Euboea]] is made. It is now at the [[Archaeological Museum of Eretria]] in [[Greece]].
* Foundation of [[Sparta]].
* The [[monarchy|kingdom]] of [[Ethiopia]] is founded by [[Menelik I]], who according to legend was the son of [[Solomon]] and the [[Queen of Sheba]].
* First extant evidence of written [[Aramaic language]].
* The earliest known settlement in [[Plymouth]], England dates back to this era.
* Creation of ceremonial [[golden hat]]s in [[Central Europe]].

==Sovereign states==

See: [[List of sovereign states in the 10th century BC]].

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