What happened in 1290 BC?
One recorded event in 1290 BC: Luxor Obelisk.
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Luxor Obelisk
Ancient Egyptian obelisk in Paris
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 1290 BC.
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Carchemish
Ancient city in Turkey / Syria
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Carchemish founded
Carchemish was founded.
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Uluburun shipwreck
Late Bronze Age shipwreck
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Ramesses I born
Born in Avaris. Founding pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's Nineteenth Dynasty.
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Setnakhte born
Born in Pi-Ramesses. First pharaoh of the 20th dynasty.
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Tudhaliya IV born
Born in Nerik. Hittite King.
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Ain Dara
Archaeological site in Syria
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Seti I died
Died in Ancient Egypt. The second pharaoh of Ancient Egypt's 19th dynasty.
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Pi-Ramesses
The capital city of the ancient Egyptian 19th dynasty.
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Pithom
Ancient city in Egypt
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Battle of Kadesh
Battle between Egyptians and Hittites fought in 1274 BCE
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Abu Simbel
UNESCO World Heritage Site in southern Egypt
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