1640s BC
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- 1640 BC—The Middle KingdomMiddle Kingdom of EgyptThe Middle Kingdom of Egypt is the period in the history of ancient Egypt stretching from the establishment of the Eleventh Dynasty to the end of the Fourteenth Dynasty, between 2055 BC and 1650 BC, although some writers include the Thirteenth and Fourteenth dynasties in the Second Intermediate...
ends in Ancient EgyptAncient EgyptAncient Egypt was an ancient civilization of Northeastern Africa, concentrated along the lower reaches of the Nile River in what is now the modern country of Egypt. Egyptian civilization coalesced around 3150 BC with the political unification of Upper and Lower Egypt under the first pharaoh...
and the Second Intermediate Period of EgyptSecond Intermediate Period of EgyptThe Second Intermediate Period marks a period when Ancient Egypt fell into disarray for a second time, between the end of the Middle Kingdom and the start of the New Kingdom...
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Significant people
- Bazaia, King of Assyria, r. 1650–1622 BC
- Ammi-DitanaAmmi-DitanaAmmi-Ditana was a king of Babylon who reigned from 1683-1640s BC. He was preceded by Abi-Eshuh. Year-names survive for the first 37 years of his reign, plus fragments for a few possible additional years...
, King of Babylonia, r. 1684–1647 BC(Middle Chronology) - Ammi-SaduqaAmmi-SaduqaAmmi-Saduqa was a king of the First Dynasty of Babylon. Some 21 year-names survive for his reign, including the first 17...
, King of Babylonia, r. 1647–1626 BC (Middle Chronology) - Tang, Shang DynastyShang DynastyThe Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia. They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper" in the Yellow River valley...
King of China, r. 1675–1646 BC - Tài DīngDa Ding of ShangTai Ding or Da Ding was the eldest son of King Tang but sources are conflicted as to whether he actually succeeded his father as a Shang Dynasty King of China or not....
, Shang DynastyShang DynastyThe Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia. They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper" in the Yellow River valley...
King of China, r. 1646–1644 BC - Bu BingBu BingBu Bing was a Shang Dynasty King of China.In the Records of the Grand Historian, he was listed by Sima Qian as the second Shang king, succeeding his father King Tang , following the earlier death of his elder brother Tai Ding...
, Shang DynastyShang DynastyThe Shang Dynasty or Yin Dynasty was, according to traditional sources, the second Chinese dynasty, after the Xia. They ruled in the northeastern regions of the area known as "China proper" in the Yellow River valley...
King of China, r. 1644–1612 BC - SalitisSalitisSalitis was the first king of the Hyksos Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt, who began to rule Egypt around 1648 BC. The precise dates of his rule are unknown. Northern Egypt was controlled by Hyksos rulers throughout the Dynasty. The Hyksos were people of Semitic origin who were thought to have invaded...
, Fifteenth dynastyFifteenth dynasty of EgyptThe Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period. The Fifteenth Dynasty dates approximately from 1650 to 1550 BC.-Rulers:...
Pharaoh of Egypt, r. c.1648–1628 BC - DjehutiDjehutiDjehuti, Djehuty or Thuty was a pharaoh of Ancient Egypt dating to the Second Intermediate period. Djehuti's prenomen, Sekhemre Sementawy, means "The Power of Re who Establishes the Two Lands."...
, Sixteenth DynastySixteenth dynasty of EgyptThe sixteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt was a dynasty of pharaohs that ruled in Upper Egypt for 50 years during the Second Intermediate Period The sixteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty XVI) was a dynasty of pharaohs that ruled in Upper Egypt for 50 years during the Second Intermediate...
Pharaoh of Egypt, r. c.1650–1647 BC - Sobekhotep VIIISobekhotep VIIISekhemre Susertawi Sobekhotep VIII was an Egyptian king during the 16th or 17th Theban dynasty of Egypt and is believed to be the successor of Djehuti according to Kim Ryholt. He reigned over Upper Egypt during the time of the Hyksos conquest of Memphis and Lower Egypt...
, Sixteenth DynastySixteenth dynasty of EgyptThe sixteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt was a dynasty of pharaohs that ruled in Upper Egypt for 50 years during the Second Intermediate Period The sixteenth dynasty of ancient Egypt (notated Dynasty XVI) was a dynasty of pharaohs that ruled in Upper Egypt for 50 years during the Second Intermediate...
Pharaoh of Egypt, r. c.1647–1631 BC - Kuk-Nashur II, King of Elam, r. c. 1650–1635 BC
- Hattusili IHattusili IHattusili I was a king of the Hittite Old Kingdom. He reigned ca. 1586–1556 BC .He used the title of Labarna at the beginning of his reign...
, King of the HittitesHittitesThe Hittites were a Bronze Age people of Anatolia.They established a kingdom centered at Hattusa in north-central Anatolia c. the 18th century BC. The Hittite empire reached its height c...
, r. c.1650–1620 BC (middle chronology) - Kashtiliash II, King of the KassitesKassitesThe Kassites were an ancient Near Eastern people who gained control of Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire after ca. 1531 BC to ca. 1155 BC...
, r. 1650–1640 BC - Urzigurumash, King of the KassitesKassitesThe Kassites were an ancient Near Eastern people who gained control of Babylonia after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire after ca. 1531 BC to ca. 1155 BC...
, r. 1640–1630 BC - Ishkibal, King of the Sealand, r. 1657–1642 BC
- Shushshi, King of the Sealand, r. 1642–1618 BC