1280s BC (1 events)
1274 BC
ID: 3611
Shalmaneser I conquers Mitanni completely - Assyria becomes dominant power in northern Mesopotamia
ID: 3611
1250s BC (3 events)
1250 BC
ID: 3612
Wu Ding's reign at height - Shang territorial expansion, oracle bone divination systematized
ID: 3612
1250 BC
ID: 3632
Megadrought begins in Eastern Mediterranean - 150-300 year drought starts, worst of entire Bronze Age period
ID: 3632
1244 BC
ID: 3613
Tukulti-Ninurta I captures Babylon - first Assyrian to rule both Assyria and Babylonia
ID: 3613
1240s BC (1 events)
1235 BC
ID: 4630
Tukulti-Ninurta I builds new capital Kar-Tukulti-Ninurta across from Ashur
ID: 4630
1230s BC (1 events)
1225 BC
ID: 3633
Earthquake storm begins - 50-year period of major seismic activity across Mediterranean, destroying cities
ID: 3633
1220s BC (1 events)
1213 BC
ID: 5733
Black peppercorns found in nostrils of Ramses II's mummy - pepper from India reaches Egypt, evidence of ancient spice routes
ID: 5733
1210s BC (2 events)
1207 BC
ID: 3634
First Sea Peoples invasion of Egypt - Merneptah defeats coalition of Libyans with Sherden, Shekelesh, Lukka, Teresh, Ekwesh
ID: 3634
1207 BC
ID: 4631
Tukulti-Ninurta I assassinated by his sons - beginning of Middle Assyrian decline
ID: 4631
1200s BC (8 events)
1200 BC
ID: 3614
Fu Hao leads military campaigns - only female general in Chinese history with archaeological confirmation
ID: 3614
1200 BC
ID: 3635
Destruction of Mycenaean palaces - major centers burned and abandoned, writing system lost
ID: 3635
1200 BC
ID: 3636
Fall of Hattusa - Hittite capital burned and abandoned, empire collapses under Suppiluliuma II
ID: 3636
1200 BC
ID: 3641
Iron Age begins - widespread adoption of iron smelting as bronze trade networks collapse
ID: 3641
1200 BC
ID: 5338
Tin trade disruption - Bronze Age collapse disrupts Cornwall-Mediterranean tin routes crucial for bronze production
ID: 5338
1200 BC
ID: 5410
Dionysus cult spreads in Greece - wine becomes sacred, symposium culture develops, wine mixed with water as civilized practice
ID: 5410
1200 BC
ID: 5792
Late Bronze Age Collapse begins - widespread destruction across eastern Mediterranean, multiple civilizations fall simultaneously
ID: 5792
1200 BC
ID: 5961
Sacred meteorite falls at Pessinus - black stone from heaven becomes cult image of Cybele, Mother Goddess of Phrygia, worshipped as goddess herself
ID: 5961