1680s BC

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The 1680s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1689 BC to December 31, 1680 BC.

Events and trends

Egypt—Start of the Sixteenth Dynasty.^[1]
Egypt—Development of leavened bread (date approximate).

Significant people

1686 BC—Death of Hammurabi (short chronology)
1684 BC—Death of Érimón, Irish legend

References

↑ Ryholt, Kim (1997). The political situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c. 1800-1550 B.C. Adam Bülow-Jacobsen. Copenhagen: Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies, University of Copenhagen. p. 305. ISBN 87-7289-421-0. OCLC 38020107.

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[1] Ryholt, Kim (1997). The political situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c. 1800-1550 B.C. Adam Bülow-Jacobsen. Copenhagen: Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies, University of Copenhagen. p. 305. ISBN 87-7289-421-0. OCLC 38020107.

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