950s BC

The 950s BC is a decade that lasted from 959 BC to 950 BC.

Events and trends

959 BC—Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of Egypt.
957 BC—Solomon's Temple is completed. 959 BC is also a proposed date.
957 BC—The reign of Mu Wang of the Zhou dynasty begins.
952 BC—Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas.
950 BC—Northern Egypt starts to be ruled by Libyan pharaohs. The Libyans build cities and for the first time a sturdy urban life grows up in the Nile Delta.
c. 950 BC–800 BC—Some early parts of the Bible are written.
c. 950 BC—Kurukshetra War^[1]

Millennia
1st millennium BC
Centuries
11th century BC 10th century BC 9th century BC
Decades
970s BC 960s BC 950s BC 940s BC 930s BC
Years
959 BC 958 BC 957 BC 956 BC 955 BC 954 BC 953 BC 952 BC 951 BC 950 BC
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