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The '''1040s BC''' is a [[List of decades|decade]] that lasted from 1049 BC to 1040 BC.
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==Events and trends==
* [[1048 BC]]—[[Medon (mythology)|Medon]], [[Kings of Athens|King of Athens]], dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son [[Acastus]].
* [[1046 BC]]—Following the [[Battle of Muye]], [[King Wu of Zhou]] overthrows the [[Shang dynasty]] under the [[China|Chinese]] [[Monarch|King]] [[Di Xin]], and establishes the [[Zhou dynasty]] ([[1046 BC]]–[[256 BC]]). 
* [[1044 BC]]—On the death of [[Smendes I]], [[History of Egypt|king of Egypt]], he is succeeded by two co-regents, [[Psusennes I]] and [[Amenemnisu|Neferkare Amenemnisu]].
* {{Circa|[[1042 BC]]}}—Beginning of the [[Rebellion of the Three Guards]]. [[Guanshu Xian]] and [[Caishu Du]] instigate [[Shang dynasty|Shang]] loyalists under [[Wu Geng]] to revolt.
*[[1041 BC]]—Some sources<ref>{{Cite book|last=Calif.)|first=Rose Publishing (Torrance|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=la2wca2qxdwC&dq=1041&pg=PA78|title=Parables & Other Bible Studies|date=2010|publisher=Rose Publishing Inc|isbn=978-1-59636-416-5|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Publishing|first=Rose|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JSIpAwAAQBAJ&dq=king+david+birth+1041&pg=PP12|title=Life of David|date=2014-03-25|publisher=Rose Publishing Inc|isbn=978-1-62862-099-3|language=en}}</ref> propose this as the date of [[King David]]'s birth

==Significant people==
*[[Shu Du of Cai]]
* [[Ashur-rabi II]], king of [[Assyria]], is born (approximate date).

==References==
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