1190s BC

The 1190s BC is a decade which lasted from 1199 BC to 1190 BC.

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	13th century BC 12th century BC 11th century BC
Decades:	1210s BC 1200s BC 1190s BC 1180s BC 1170s BC
Years:	1199 BC 1198 BC 1197 BC 1196 BC 1195 BC 1194 BC 1193 BC 1192 BC 1191 BC 1190 BC
Categories:	Deaths

Events and trends

• 1197 BC—The beginning of the first period (1197 BC–982 BC) according to Sau Yung's concept of the I Ching and history.
• 1194 BC—The beginning of the legendary Trojan War.
• 1192 BC—Wu Ding, king of the Shang dynasty, dies in the fifty-ninth year of his reign, and is succeeded by his son Zu Geng.
• 1191 BC—Menestheus, legendary King of Athens, dies during the Trojan War after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew Demophon, a son of Theseus. Other accounts place his death a decade later and shortly after the Trojan War (see 1180s BC).

Significant people

• Amenemses, Pharaoh of the Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1202 BC–1199 BC)