1760s BC

The 1760s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1769 BC to December 31, 1760 BC.

Millennium
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
Decades
Years
  • 1769 BC
  • 1768 BC
  • 1767 BC
  • 1766 BC
  • 1765 BC
  • 1764 BC
  • 1763 BC
  • 1762 BC
  • 1761 BC
  • 1760 BC
Categories
  • 1766 BC: The Shang dynasty in China conquers the Xia dynasty.

Significant people
  • Hammurabi, king of Babylon from around 1792 to 1750 BC[1]
  • Rim-Sin I, king of Larsa from 1822 to 1763 BC, according to the middle chronology
  • Yarim-Lim I, king of the Amorite kingdom of Yamhad in present-day Syria, from around 1780 to 1764 BC
  • Zimri-Lim, king of the Middle Eastern city-state of Mari from around 1775 to 1761 BC
  • Shibtu, queen of Zimri-Lim throughout his reign

References
  1. Mieroop, Marc Van De (2008). King Hammurabi of Babylon: A Biography. John Wiley & Sons. p. viii. ISBN 9780470695340.


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