940s BC

Decade

The 940s BC is a decade which lasted from 949 BC to 940 BC.

Millennium
1st millennium BC
Centuries
  • 11th century BC
  • 10th century BC
  • 9th century BC
Decades
  • 960s BC
  • 950s BC
  • 940s BC
  • 930s BC
  • 920s BC
Years
  • 949 BC
  • 948 BC
  • 947 BC
  • 946 BC
  • 945 BC
  • 944 BC
  • 943 BC
  • 942 BC
  • 941 BC
  • 940 BC
Categories
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  • 949 BC Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni Siddharta, according to far eastern schools of Buddhism.[1]
  • 946 BC—Zhou gong wang becomes king of the Zhou dynasty of China.
  • 945 BC—Egypt: Psusennes III dies, the last king of the Twenty-First Dynasty. Shoshenq I succeeds him, the founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty.
  • 940 BC—The Temple of Solomon was finished being built.

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References

  1. ^ "INDOLOGY - Contents". Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-01-24.


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