What happened in 1051 BC?
No event is dated precisely to 1051 BC, but 2 entries are recorded in the surrounding period.
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records these 2 entries only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. They are listed here because 1051 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 1051 BC.
11th century BC 1
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Fenghao
Human settlement; capital of the Zhou Dynasty (current day Xi’an, Shaanxi, China)
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1050s BC 1
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Kourion founded
Kourion was founded.
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 1051 BC.
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Miletus
Ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey
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Colophon
Ancient city of Ionia, in modern-day Turkey
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Halicarnassus
Ancient Greek city in Caria, present day Bodrum in Turkey
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Elis
Ancient city-state, capital city of the district of Elis
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Knidos
Ancient city of Caria in modern-day Turkey
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Ramesses XI died
Died in Tanis. Egyptian pharaoh of the 20th dynasty.
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Land of Punt dissolved
Land of Punt ceased to exist.
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United Kingdom of Israel founded
United Kingdom of Israel was founded, with its capital at Jerusalem.
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Battle of Muye
Battle in ancient China ending the Shang dynasty and beginning Zhou, tentatively dated to c. 1046 BCE
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King Zhou of Shang died
Died in Yinxu. Last king of Chinese Shang dynasty (r. 1075 BBCE-1046 BCE).
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Western Zhou founded
Western Zhou was founded, with its capital at Fenghao.
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Cai founded
Cai was founded, with its capital at Fengtai County.
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