526 BC Chr.
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| 526 BC Chr. | |
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 Pharaoh Amasis (picture) dies. His son Psammetich III will succeed him as King of Egypt . |
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| 526 BC In other calendars | |
| Buddhist calendar | 18/19 (southern Buddhism); 17/18 (alternative calculation according to Buddha's Parinirvana ) |
| Chinese calendar | 36th (37th) cycle , year of the wood-pig乙亥 ( at the beginning of the year wood-dog 甲戌) |
| Jewish calendar | 3235/36 |
| Roman calendar | from urbe condita CCVIII (208) |
| Ongoing events | |
Attic vase painting in Greece:
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| Iron Age III in Israel (since 587 BC) | |
| Hallstatt Period in Europe (since 650 BC) | |
| 26th Dynasty (time of the Egyptian Restoration) during the late period in Egypt (since 664 BC) | |
| Eastern Zhou dynasty / period of spring and autumn annals in China (since 770/722 BC) | |
| Ancient Greece : Archaic (since approx. 750 BC) | |
| Dong-Son culture in northern Vietnam and southern China (since around 800 BC) | |
| Middle Preclassic period among the Maya (since approx. 900 BC) | |
| Antiquity in the Mediterranean region (since approx. 1200/800 BC) | |
| La Venta period among the Olmecs in Mesoamerica (since approx. 1500 BC) | |
Events
- Psammetich III. becomes Pharaoh of Egypt as the successor of his father Amasis . He is the last pharaoh (king) of the 26th Dynasty (Saïten Dynasty).
- For his forthcoming campaign against Egypt , Cambyses II , great king of the Persian Achaemenid Empire , concludes an alliance with Polycrates of Samos . He also developed Acre into an economic and military center.
Died
- Amasis , Egyptian pharaoh
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