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

Contents

• Events and trends
• Births
• Deaths
• References

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]

Births

• Osorkon I, pharaoh of Egypt, is born (approximate date).
• King Parikshit of Kuru dynasty is born.

Deaths

• King Zhao of Zhou, drowned in 957 BC

References

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