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1080s BC
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June 23, 2025
Decade
The
1080s BC
was a
decade
that lasted from 1089 BC to 1080 BC.
Contents
Events and trends
Significant people
References
Millennia
2nd
millennium
BC
Centuries
12th
century
BC
11th
century
BC
10th
century
BC
Decades
1100s
BC
1090s
BC
1080s
BC
1070s
BC
1060s
BC
Years
1089
BC
1088
BC
1087
BC
1086
BC
1085
BC
1084
BC
1083
BC
1082
BC
1081
BC
1080
BC
Categories
v
t
e
Events and trends
Iron Age
continues
1089 BC
—
Melanthus
, legendary
King of Athens
, dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son
Codrus
.
Early 1080s BC-
Herihor
, the high-priest of Amon, usurps
Ramesses XI
's authority, becoming the de facto ruler of Upper Egypt.
1082 BC-
Babylonia
suffers from a severe famine.
[
1
]
c.1081 BC-
Herihor
dies.
Early phase of transition from
New Kingdom Period
to
Third Intermediate Period
in
Egypt
continues.
Significant people
Tiglath-Pileser I
, King of
Assyria
, r. c.1114–1076 BC
Melanthus
, Legendary
King of Athens
, r. c.1126–1089 BC.
Codrus
, Legendary
King of Athens
, r. c.1089–1068 BC
Marduk-nadin-ahhe
, King of Babylon, r. 1100–1082 BC
Marduk-shapik-zeri
, King of Babylon, r. 1082–1069 BC
Di Yi
,
Shang dynasty
king of China, r. c.1101–1076 BC
Ramesses XI
, Pharaoh of
Egypt
, r. 1107–1077 BC
Herihor
, High priest of Amon
Eli
,
Judge
of
Ancient Israel
References
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"midbabylon"
. Archived from
the original
on 2009-10-24.
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