1040s BC

The 1040s BC is a decade which lasted from 1049 BC to 1040 BC.

Events and trends

1048 BC—Medon, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Acastus.
1046 BC—Following the Battle of Muye, King Wu of Zhou overthrows the Shang dynasty under the Chinese King Di Xin, and establishes the Zhou dynasty (1046 BC–256 BC).
1044 BC—On the death of Smendes I, king of Egypt, he is succeeded by two co-regents, Psusennes I and Neferkare Amenemnisu.
c. 1042 BC—Beginning of the Rebellion of the Three Guards. Guanshu Xian and Caishu Du instigate Shang loyalists under Wu Geng to revolt.
1041 BC—Some sources^[1]^[2]^[3] propose this as the date of King David's birth

^ Calif.), Rose Publishing (Torrance (2010). Parables & Other Bible Studies. Rose Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-59636-416-5.
^ Publishing, Rose (2014-03-25). Life of David. Rose Publishing Inc. ISBN 978-1-62862-099-3.
^ "King David of Israel". geni_family_tree. Retrieved 2020-04-29.

Millennium
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
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Decades
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Years
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