History:19th century BC

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Short description: Century which lasted from 1900 BC–1801 BC

The 19th century BC was the century that lasted from 1900 BC to 1801 BC.

Events

Pyramid of Senusret II at El-Lahun. He was a Twelfth Dynasty Pharaoh
  • 1900 BC: Transition from Early Helladic III to Middle Helladic culture in Greece.[1][2]
  • c. 1900 BC: Minoan Old Palace (Protopalatial) period starts in Crete.
  • c. 1900 BC: Fall of last Sumerian dynasty.
  • c. 1900 BC: Late Harappan phase of the Indus Valley civilization begins
  • c. 1900 BC: The Mokaya along the Pacific coast of present-day Chiapas, Mexico were preparing cacao beverages.[3]
  • c. 1900 BC: Port of Lothal is abandoned.
  • Hittite empire in Hattusa, Anatolia.
  • c. 1897 BC: Senwosret II (Twelfth Dynasty) started to rule. He built Kahun near his pyramide tomb complex at el-Lahun.
  • c. 1895 BC–1878 BC: "Pectoral of Senwosret II", from the tomb of princess Sithathoryunet at el-Lahun was made. Twelfth Dynasty. It is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City .
  • c. 1880 BC: Pharaoh Senwosret II starts to rule (other date is 1897 BC).
  • 1878 BC: Senwosret II (Twelfth Dynasty) died.
  • c. 1878 BC: Senwosret III (Twelfth Dynasty) started to rule.
  • c. 1874 BC: Pharaoh Senwosret II dies (other date is 1878 BC).
  • c. 1874 BC: Pharaoh Senwosret III starts to rule (other date is 1878 BC).
  • c. 1860 BC: Senusret III inspects the Nubian frontier, he leads four punitive campaigns against the Nubians.
  • c. 1860 BC: Amenemhat III starts to rule
  • c. 1855 BC: Pharaoh Senwosret III dies (other date is 1839 BC).
  • c. 1839 BC: Senwosret III (Twelfth Dynasty) died.
  • 1836 BC-1818 BC: Head of Senusret III is made. Twelfth dynasty of Egypt. It is now kept at The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, Missouri.

Sovereign states

References

  1. "The Bronze Age on the Greek Mainland: Early Bronze Age — Early Helladic III". Athens: Foundation of the Hellenic World. 1999–2000. http://www.fhw.gr/chronos/02/mainland/en/eh/intro/eb3/index.html. 
  2. "The Bronze Age on the Greek Mainland: Middle Bronze Age — Introduction". Athens: Foundation of the Hellenic World. 1999–2000. http://www.fhw.gr/chronos/02/mainland/en/mh/intro/index.html. 
  3. Powis, Terry G.; Hurst, W. Jeffrey; Rodríguez, María del Carmen; Ortíz, Ponciano; Blake, Michael; Cheetham, David; Coe, Michael D.; Hodgson, John G. (December 2007). "Oldest Chocolate in the New World". Antiquity (Cambridge, England: Cambridge University) 81 (314). ISSN 0003-598X. http://antiquity.ac.uk/projgall/powis/index.html.