1190s BC.html

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	13th century BC - 12th century BC - 11th century BC
Decades:	1220s BC 1210s BC 1200s BC - 1190s BC - 1180s BC 1170s BC 1160s BC
Years:	1199 BC 1198 BC 1197 BC 1196 BC 1195 BC 1194 BC 1193 BC 1192 BC 1191 BC 1190 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

1197 BC — The beginning of first period (1197 BC-982 BC) by Sau Yung's concept of the I Ching and history.
1194 BC — The beginning of the legendary Trojan War.
1192 BC — Wu Ding king of Shang Dynasty died.
1191 BC — Menestheus, legendary King of Athens, dies during the Trojan War after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon, a son of Theseus. Other accounts place his death a decade later and shortly after the Trojan War (see 1180s BC).