11th century BC

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{{Short description|One hundred years, from 1100 BC to 1001 BC}}
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The '''11th century BC''' comprises all years from [[1100 BC|1100 BC]] to [[1001 BC|1001 BC]]. Although many human societies were literate in this period, some of the individuals mentioned below may be [[apocryphal]] rather than historically accurate.

==The world in the 11th century BC==

[[File:World_in_1000_BCE.png|thumb|centre|1000px|The world in 1000 BCE.]]

==Events==
[[Image:David and Saul (Julius Kronberg) - Nationalmuseum - 18384.tif|thumb|right|''[[David]] and [[Saul]]'' (1885) by [[Julius Kronberg]]. The two men are considered the first Kings of the [[United Monarchy]] of Israel]]
* [[1089 BC]]: [[Melanthus]], legendary [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]], dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son [[Codrus]].
* [[1069 BC]]: [[Ramses XI]] dies, ending the [[Twentieth dynasty of Egypt|Twentieth Dynasty]]. He is succeeded by [[Smendes I]], who founds the [[Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt|Twenty-first Dynasty]].
* [[1068 BC]]: [[Codrus]], legendary [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]], dies in battle against [[Dorians|Dorian]] invaders after a reign of 21 years. [[Athenian]] tradition considers him the last [[Monarch|king]] to have held absolute power. Modern historians consider him the last king whose life account is part of [[Greek mythology]]. He is succeeded by his son [[Medon (mythology)|Medon]].
* [[1050 BC]]: [[Philistines]] capture the [[Ark of the Covenant]] from Israel in battle. (Approximate date)
* [[1048 BC]]: Medon, [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]], dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son [[Acastus]].
* [[1046 BC]]: [[King Wu of Zhou]] overthrows the last [[Shang dynasty]] king [[Di Xin]] and becomes first king of the [[Zhou dynasty]] ([[1046 BC]]—[[256 BC]]) founded by his father [[King Wen of Zhou]].
* [[1044 BC]]: On the death of [[Smendes I]], [[History of Egypt|king of Egypt]], he is succeeded by two co-regents, [[Psusennes I]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Bunson |first1=Margaret |title=Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt |date=14 May 2014 |publisher=Infobase Publishing |isbn=978-1-4381-0997-8 |page=312 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-6EJ0G-4jyoC |access-date=5 February 2024 |language=en}}</ref> and [[Amenemnisu|Neferkare Amenemnisu]].
* [[1042 BC]]: [[King Cheng of Zhou]] succeeds King Wu as ruler of the Zhou dynasty in China.
* {{circa}} [[1040 BC]]: [[David]], King of Israel, is born.
* [[1039 BC]]: [[Amenemnisu|Neferkare Amenemnisu]], king of [[History of Egypt|Egypt]], dies.
* [[1026 BC]]: [[Saul]] becomes the first king of the [[Israelites]], according to the [[Books of Samuel]].
* {{circa}} [[1020 BC]]: Destruction of [[Troy]] VIIb2.
* [[1020 BC]]: [[King Kang of Zhou]] succeeds King Cheng as ruler of the Zhou dynasty in China.
* [[1012 BC]]: [[Acastus]], [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]], dies after a reign of 36 years and is succeeded by his son Archippus.
* 1000s BC: Earliest evidence of [[farming]] in the [[Kenya]] highlands.
* 1000s BC: [[Phoenician alphabet]] invented.
* {{circa}} [[1010 BC]]: [[David]] succeeds [[Ish-bosheth]].
* {{circa}} [[1000 BC]]: [[Latins (Italic tribe)|Latins]] arrive in [[Italy]].

==Sovereign states==
See: [[List of sovereign states in the 11th century BC]].

==References==
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==See also==
{{Decades and years}}
{{Centuries}}
{{Authority control}}

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