1530s BC

The 1530s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1539 BC to December 31, 1530 BC.

Millennium
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
17th century BC 16th century BC 15th century BC
Decades
1550s BC 1540s BC 1530s BC 1520s BC 1510s BC
Years
1539 BC 1538 BC 1537 BC 1536 BC 1535 BC 1534 BC 1533 BC 1532 BC 1531 BC 1530 BC
Categories
Deaths
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Events and trends

1539 BC—End of Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt, start of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
1539 BC—Approximate first use of the Valley of the Kings.
1534 BC—The oldest dated star chart was made in Ancient Egypt.^[1]
1531 BC— Joseph interprets dreams of the Pharaoh, is released from prison and becomes second in Egypt next only to the Pharaoh himself.
1530 BC—End of the First Dynasty of Babylon and the start of the Kassite Dynasty—see History of Iraq.

Significant people

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References

^ von Spaeth, Ove (2000). "Dating the Oldest Egyptian Star Map". Centaurus. 42 (3): 159–179. doi:10.1034/j.1600-0498.2000.420301.x. Retrieved 2007-10-21.

Millennium
2nd millennium BC
Centuries
17th century BC 16th century BC 15th century BC
Decades
1550s BC 1540s BC 1530s BC 1520s BC 1510s BC
Years
1539 BC 1538 BC 1537 BC 1536 BC 1535 BC 1534 BC 1533 BC 1532 BC 1531 BC 1530 BC
Categories
Deaths
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