950s BC explained

The 950s BC is a decade which lasted from 959 BC to 950 BC.

Events and trends

959 BC—Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of Egypt.
957 BC–Solomon's Temple is completed. 959 BC is also a proposed date.
957 BC—The reign of Mu Wang of the Zhou dynasty begins.
952 BC—Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas.
950 BC—Northern Egypt starts to be ruled by Libyan pharaohs. The Libyans build cities and for the first time a sturdy urban life grows up in the Nile Delta.
c. 950 BC-800 BC—Some early parts of the Bible are written.
c. 950 BC—Kurukshetra War^[1]