1680s BC explained

The 1680s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1689 BC to December 31, 1680 BC.

Events and trends

• Egypt—Start of the Sixteenth Dynasty.^[1]
• Egypt—Development of leavened bread (date approximate).

Significant people

• 1686 BC—Death of Hammurabi (short chronology)
• 1684 BC—Death of Érimón, Irish legend

Notes and References

1. Book: Ryholt, Kim . The political situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period, c. 1800-1550 B.C. . 1997 . Carsten Niebuhr Institute of Near Eastern Studies, University of Copenhagen . Adam Bülow-Jacobsen . 87-7289-421-0 . Copenhagen . 305 . 38020107.