18th century BC
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(19th century BC - 18th century BC - 17th century BC - other centuries)
(3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC)
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Events
- 1787 - 1784 BC -- Amorite conquests of Uruk and Isin
- 1786 BC -- Egypt: End of Twelfth Dynasty, start of Thirteenth Dynasty, start of Fourteenth Dynasty
- 1766 BC -- Shang conquest of Hsia
- 1764 - 1750 BC -- Wars of Hammurabi
- 1759 BC -- Mari sacked by Hammurabi
- 1750 BC -- Hyksos occupation of Northern Egypt
- 1750 BC -- A colossal volcanic eruption at Mount Veniaminof, Alaska
- 1749 - 1712 BC -- Mesopotamian Rebellions
- 1700 BC -- Minoan civil war
Significant persons
- Hammurabi, ruler of the Babylonian Empire
Inventions, discoveries, introductions
- The Phaistos Disc most likely dating from about 1700 BC. Its purpose and meaning, and even its original geographical place of manufacture remains unknown, making it one of the most famous mysteries of archaeology.
Deaths
es:Siglo XVIII adC fr:XVIIIe siècle av. J.-C. nl:18e eeuw v. Chr. pl:XVIII wiek p.n.e.