0000's The 2nd Millennium BCE 1000s BC

1900s - Middle Kingdom

 

1800s -Middle Kingdom

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1700s - Middle Kingdom

Old Assyrian Empire 1800-1375
Shamshi-Adad 1749-1717 rev. from Eshunna
Mari-Larsa-Babylon coalition
Qatna-Assur-Eshunna-Elam
17?0 Hammurabi 1728-1686 writes his code of laws as Priest-King of Babylon during a 43 yr. reign within the 6th Dynasty.
ca. 1720 Hyksos establish Avaris (Tanis) in eastern nile delta.

1600s - Middle Kingdom / 2nd Intermediate Period

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Hurrians migrate from L. Van into Syria
15th dynasty (1674-1567) Hyksos dominated vassal chiefs of the 16th dynasty (1684-1567).

1500s  2nd Intermediate Period / New Kingdom
Thebes waged war on Hyksos. Apepi I (Auserre, c.1600 to 1560) allies w/Kushites of Nubia against Tao II (Sekenenre) and Kamose (Wadjkheperre). He def. Tao II, but confined to Avaris by Kamose. Ahmose est. New Kingdom in 1550. Hittite Mursilis I sacks Babylon in 1531

1400s New Kingdom

Tuthmosis I 1504-1492 raids Hurrians c. 1500
Hatshepsut 1473-1458 1st Queen of Egypt
Tuthmosis III 1479-1425 crosses Euphrates 1450
Hurrians & Mitanni repel Egypt to Palestine
Hittites revive power

1300s New Kingdom

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Kassite K. of Babylon c. 1530-1160

1200s New Kingdom

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    Ramesses II 1290-1224 def Hittites at Kadesh 1280

1100s New Kingdom

   
Sea Peoples (Philistines) raid palestine
1160 Babylon sacked by Elamites
Nebuchadnezzar I of Babylon 1137-

1000s  New Kingdom / 3rd Intermediate Period

    Mitanni
Middle Assyrian Empire 1375-1070
Tiglathpileser I 1112-1070
Chaldean K of Babylon
Arameans Ammon Moab Edom
Phonecians Philistines

00,000's 10 Millenia BC 1000s BC