1020s BC

The 1020s BC is a decade which lasted from 1029 BC to 1020 BC.

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	12th century BC 11th century BC 10th century BC
Decades:	1040s BC 1030s BC 1020s BC 1010s BC 1000s BC
Years:	1029 BC 1028 BC 1027 BC 1026 BC 1025 BC 1024 BC 1023 BC 1022 BC 1021 BC 1020 BC
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Events and trends

• 1027 BC — Traditional date for the end of the Shang Dynasty in China, and the beginning of the Zhou Dynasty.
• 1026 BC — Saul the King becomes the first king of the Israelites.
• c. 1025 BC — Collapse of Mycenaean dominance ends.
• c. 1020 BC — destruction of Troy.

Births

• 1027 BC - Zhao of Zhou