1670s BC

The 1670s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1679 BC to December 31, 1670 BC.

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	18th century BC 17th century BC 16th century BC
Decades:	1690s BC 1680s BC 1670s BC 1660s BC 1650s BC
Years:	1679 BC 1678 BC 1677 BC 1676 BC 1675 BC 1674 BC 1673 BC 1672 BC 1671 BC 1670 BC
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Events and trends

• c. 1674 BC—End of Middle Kingdom in Ancient Egypt. Start of the Second intermediate period, the 15th–17th Dynasties.
• Egypt—Start of the Fifteenth Dynasty.
• 1674 BC—Hyksos invade Egypt.

Significant people

• 1677 BC—Death of Terah, father of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
• 1675 BC—Death of Niqmi-Epuh, Great King of Yamhad, according to the Middle chronology