12th century BC

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The 12th century BC started on January 1, 1200 BC and ended on December 31, 1101 BC

Era / period

In India, the mittelvedische begins. The Vedic religion (the predecessor of Hinduism ) experienced a first heyday.

Early 12th century BC: Destruction of many Mycenaean centers on the Greek mainland ( Pylos, Mycenae, Tiryns, Thebes, etc. ); related to this is the collapse of the palace economy in Greece and obviously a strong population decline in some regions.
To the 12th century BC: Founding of the city Artacoana (present-day Herat ) by the Iranian Aria
1194-1186 BC: Destruction of the major trading center Ugarit in Syria by operating on ships enemies, probably the Sea Peoples
To 1190/80 BC: the collapse of the Hittite Empire
About 1185 BC: Destruction of Troy VIIa, probably by enemy action
1177 BC: Ramses III. defeated the Sea Peoples.
Around 1175 BC The Philistines are in the Palestinian coastal plain located ( see 1 Samuel 2 Samuel, inscriptions of Ramses III at Medinet Habu, Great Harris Papyrus. ).
Between 1159 and 1141 BC, the summer growth of pin oaks in Ireland was greatly disturbed. Similar features could be explained by eruptions of volcanoes (eg the Hekla ).
1150 BC: Under Ramses III. strike the tomb workers
Waves of immigration from Greece to south-east Anatolia and Cyprus (?): Multiple cities arise or be influenced Mycenaean.
Phrygians spread. Troad in the direction of Central Anatolia
Around 1114 BC, the Mushki be beaten I. Battle of Mount Kaschiari by Assyrian king Tiglath- Pileser.
Around 1105 BC Ramses XI. follows his father Ramses X. according as Pharaoh. He is the last pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty ( New Kingdom ).

Note: The Government of years can not yet be determined accurately in this century. Therefore, it is approximate estimates.

Seti II (1204-1198 BC)
Siptah (1198-1193 BC)
Tausert (1193-1190 BC)
Sethnacht (1190-1187 BC. / Founder of the 20th dynasty )
Ramses III. (1187-1156 BC)
Ramesses IV (1156-1150 BC)
Ramses V. (1150-1145 BC)
Ramses VI. (1145-1137 BC)
Ramses VII (1137-1129 BC)
Ramses VIII ( 1128 BC)
Ramses IX. (1127-1109 BC)
Ramses X. (1109-1105 BC)
Ramses XI. (1105-1070 BC)

Tukulti - Ninurta I (1233-1197 BC)
Ashur -nadin- apli (1196-1193 BC)
Ashur nirari III. (1192-1187 BC)
Enlil - kudurri - usur (1186-1182 BC)
Ninurta apil - Ekur (1181-1179 BC)
Ashur -dan I (1178-1133 BC)
Ninurta Tukulti - Ashur ( 1134 BC. / Co-regent of Ashur -dan I. )
Mutakkil - Nusku ( 1134 BC. / Co-regent of Ashur -dan I. )
Ashur - RES ISI I. (1132-1115 BC)
Tiglath- Pileser I. (1114-1076 BC)

Adad - šuma - usur (1216-1186 BC)
Meli- Sipak (1186-1171 BC)
Marduk - apla - iddina I. (1171-1159 BC)
Zababa - šuma - iddina (1159-1158 BC)
Enlil -nadin- ahi (1158-1155 BC)
Itti -Marduk - balatu (1137-1129 BC)
Nebuchadnezzar I (1123-1101 BC)
Enlil -nadin- apli (1101-1097 BC)

Hallutuš - Inšušinak (1205-1185 BC)
Šutruk - nahhunte II (1185-1155 BC)
Kutir - nahhunte III. (1155-1150 BC)
Silhak - Inšušinak I. (1150-1120 BC)
Hutelutuš - Inšušinak (1120-1110 BC)
Šilhina - Hamru - Lagamar (1110 -? BCE)

Around 1200 BC the oracle bones originated in the Shang Dynasty in China, under the reign of Wu Ding. This is the first evidence of Chinese writing.

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