16th century BC Chr.

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The 16th century BC Chr. Began v on January 1, 1600. And ended on December 31, 1501 BC. Chr.

Nebra Sky Disc

Age / Epoch

• around 1550 BC The Middle Bronze Age begins in Central Europe .
• around 1550 BC BC: Beginning of the New Kingdom in Egypt with Pharaoh Ahmose I , 18th Dynasty with expulsion of the Hyksos .

Events / developments

• around 1600 BC King Jie of Xia was defeated by Cheng Tang in the Battle of Mingtiao . This started the Shang dynasty in China . (According to the Xia-Shang-Zhou Chronological Project , another date is the year 1766 BC)
• around 1530/1500 BC Chr .: Traditional date of a large volcanic eruption on the island of Thera . a. the Minoan settlement of Akrotiri is buried (see: Minoan eruption ).
• around 1505 BC The great king of the Hittites Telipinu issued a proper constitution for the empire in which, among other things, the submission of the king to the law, the succession to the throne and the establishment of a noble assembly called Pankus is regulated.

Personalities

Note: The years of government cannot be precisely determined in this century. Therefore, these are approximate estimates.

Fragmentary statue of Ahmose I.

Pharaohs of Egypt

→ Main articles : Ancient Egypt , Second Intermediate Period,  and New Kingdom

• Apachnas (1602–1594 BC / Hyksos king of Lower Egypt)
• Nebirirau I. (1601–1582 BC)
• Chajan (1594–1574 BC / Hyksos king of Lower Egypt)
• Semenenre (1582–1580 BC)
• Bebanch (1580–1572 BC)
• Apopi I (1574–1534 BC / Hyksos king of Lower Egypt)
• Sobekemsaf II (1572–1570 BC)
• Anjotef V (1570 - ???? BC)
• Anjotef VI. (????-???? B.C.)
• Nub-cheper-Re Anjotef (???? - 1560 BC)
• Senachtenre (1560–1550 BC)
• Seqenenre (1550–1545 BC)
• Kamose (1545–1539 BC)
• Ahmose I (1539–1514 BC / founder of the 18th dynasty )
• Chamudi (1534–1522 BC / Hyksos king of Lower Egypt)
• Amenhotep I (1514–1493 BC)

Kings of Assyria

→ Main article : Assyrian Empire

• Lullaia (1601–1596 BC)
• Šu-Ninua (1596–1583 BC)
• Šarma-Adad II. (1582–1580 BC)
• Erišum III. (1579–1567 BC)
• Šamši-Adad II. (1566–1561 BC)
• Išme-Dagan II. (1560–1545 BC)
• Samši-Adad III. (1544–1529 BC)
• Aššur-nirari I (1528–1503 BC)
• Puzur-Aššur III. (1502–1479 BC)

Kings of Babylonia

→ Main article : Babylonia

• Šamšu-ditana (1625–1595 BC)
• Gandaš , Agum I. , Kaštiliaš I. , Abī-Rattaš , Urzigurumaš , Ḫarba-Šipak and Tiptakzi (1595–1535 BC)
• Agum II. Kakrime (1535–1510 BC)
• Burna-buriaš I. (1510-1490 BC)

Kings of the Hittites

→ Main article : Hittites

• Muršili I (1604–1594 BC)
• Ḫantili I. (1594–1560 BC)
• Zidanta I (1560–1550 BC)
• Ammuna (1550–1530 BC)
• Ḫuzziya I. (1530–1510 BC)
• Telipinu (1510–1500 BC)

Inventions and discoveries

• around 1600 BC Chr .: Nebra sky disc is buried.

Web links

Commons : 16th century BC Chr.  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ^ Martin Trachsel: Prehistory and early history: sources, methods, goals. UTB, 2008, ISBN 3-8252-8369-0 , p. 71
2. ^ Oskar Weggel : China. CH Beck, 2002, ISBN 3-406-48092-6 , p. 243