// Workers AI · dad joke modeWhy was 1050s BC a great time? It was a decade ahead.

The 1050s BC is a decade that lasted from 1059 BC to 1050 BC.

Events and trends

1057 BC—According to Josephus, Solomon's Temple finishes construction on January 19. This predates secular estimates by more than 120 years and is not considered reliable or accurate.
1054 BC—Shamshi-Adad IV, son of Tiglath-Pileser I, usurps the Assyrian throne from his nephew, Eriba-Adad II.^[1]
1053 BC—Death of Kang, king of the Zhou of ancient China. In September, a five-planetary alignment occurs.
1052 BC—Zhao succeeds Kang.
1051 BC—Saul becomes the first King of ancient Israel.
1050 BC—Death of Shamshi-Adad IV; his son, Ashurnasirpal I, succeeds him as King of Assyria.
1050 BC—Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant from Israel in battle. (Approximate date)
c. 1050 BC—The Shang dynasty ends in ancient China and is replaced by the Zhou dynasty.
c. 1050 BC—Proto-Geometric period starts in ancient Greece.

Millennia
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
12th century BC 11th century BC 10th century BC
Decades
1070s BC 1060s BC 1050s BC 1040s BC 1030s BC
Years
1059 BC 1058 BC 1057 BC 1056 BC 1055 BC 1054 BC 1053 BC 1052 BC 1051 BC 1050 BC
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