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| Millennium: | 2nd millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC |
| Decades: | 1070s BC 1060s BC 1050s BC - 1040s BC - 1030s BC 1020s BC 1010s BC |
| Years: | 1049 BC 1048 BC 1047 BC 1046 BC 1045 BC 1044 BC 1043 BC 1042 BC 1041 BC 1040 BC |
| Categories: | Births - Deaths - Architecture Establishments - Disestablishments |
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 — After the Battle of Muye, ruler Zhou Wu Wang overthrows the Chinese King Di Xin and founds the Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC–249 BC).
- 1044 BC — On the death of Smendes I, king of Egypt, he is succeeded by two co-regents, Psusennes I and Neferkare Amenemnisu.
Significant people
