636 BC

636 BC
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Millennia:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	8th century BC - 7th century BC - 6th century BC
Decades:	660s BC 650s BC 640s BC - 630s BC - 620s BC 610s BC 600s BC
Years:	639 BC 638 BC 637 BC 636 BC 635 BC 634 BC 633 BC 632 BC 631 BC 630 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

636 BC — Duke Wen of Jin ascends to power in the State of Jin during the Zhou Dynasty of China.
632 BC — Cylon, Athenian noble, seizes the Acropolis in a failed attempt to become king.
632 BC — In the Battle of Chengpu, the Chinese kingdom of Jin and her allies defeat the kingdom of Chu and her allies.
631 BC — Founding of Cyrene, a Greek colony in Libya (North Africa) (approximate date).
631 BC — Sadyates becomes king of Lydia.

Significant people

638 BC — Birth of Solon, lawmaker of Athens (approximate date)
637 BC — Death of Duke Xiang of Song, China
635 BC — Birth of Thales, Greek philosopher (d. 543 BC) (approximate date)
633 BC — Death of Ashurbanipal

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