1790s BC

The 1790s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1799 BC to December 31, 1790 BC.

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	19th century BC 18th century BC 17th century BC
Decades:	1810s BC 1800s BC 1790s BC 1780s BC 1770s BC
Years:	1799 BC 1798 BC 1797 BC 1796 BC 1795 BC 1794 BC 1793 BC 1792 BC 1791 BC 1790 BC
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Events and trends

c. 1792 BC: Hammurabi starts to rule in Babylon, according to the middle chronology.

c. 1792 BC: Work begins on the Stela of Hammurabi (now in the Louvre, Paris).

Significant people

• Rim-Sin I, King of Larsa (1822-1763 BC) (Middle Chronology)
• Sin-Muballit, King of Babylon (1813-1792 BC) (Middle Chronology)
• Sumu-Epuh, King of Yamhad (1810-1780 BC) (Middle Chronology)
• Jin of Xia, semi-legendary Xia dynasty King of China (1810–1789 BC)
• Shamshi-Adad I, Amorite King of Assyria (1809-1776 BC) (Middle Chronology)
• Sonbef, Thirteenth Dynasty Pharaoh of Egypt (1800-1796 BC)
• Nerikare, Thirteenth Dynasty Pharaoh of Egypt (1796 BC)
• Sekhemkare, Thirteenth Dynasty Pharaoh of Egypt (1796-1793 BC)
• Ameny Qemau, Thirteenth Dynasty Pharaoh of Egypt (1793-1791 BC)
• Hammurabi, King of Babylon (1792-1750) (Middle Chronology)
• Hotepibre, Thirteenth Dynasty Pharaoh of Egypt (1791-1788 BC)

Births

• Rim-Sin I, ruler of the Middle Eastern city-state of Larsa was born in circa 1790 B.C. according to Short Chronology estimates.

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