1420s BC

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The 1420s BC is a decade which lasted from 1429 BC to 1420 BC.

Millennium
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
16th century BC 15th century BC 14th century BC
Decades
1440s BC 1430s BC 1420s BC 1410s BC 1400s BC
Years
1429 BC 1428 BC 1427 BC 1426 BC 1425 BC 1424 BC 1423 BC 1422 BC 1421 BC 1420 BC
Categories
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Head of Thutmose IV (18th Dynasty)

Events and Trends

The Egyptian Empire signs a peace treaty with the Kingdom of Mitanni (approximately 1420s BC). Pharaoh Thutmose IV marries Mutemwiya, daughter of the Mitanni king Artatama I, and recognizes their borders. Both kings frequently refer to one another as 'beloved brothers', and grant one another great gifts.
Crete changed into the Mycenae civilization (approximately 1420s BC)—start of the Mycenaean period.^[1]

Significant people

Thutmose III, pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (1503 BC–1426 BC)
Thutmose IV, pharaoh of Egypt, (1401 BC–1391 BC or 1397 BC–1388 BC)
Amenhotep II, pharaoh of Egypt, (1427 BC–1401 BC)^[2]

References

^ "History of Minoan Crete". ancient-greece.org. Retrieved 2020-01-18.
^ "Amenhotep II | king of Egypt". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2020-01-18.

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