What happened in 2560 BC?
2 recorded events in 2560 BC, including 1 in major events and 1 in architecture & engineering. A further event is dated only to the wider period.
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Major Events 1
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Great Pyramid of Giza completed
The Great Pyramid is completed as a tomb for Pharaoh Khufu, remaining the tallest human-made structure for millennia.
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Architecture & Engineering 1
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Great Pyramid of Giza
Oldest and largest of the three pyramids in the Giza Necropolis; one of the seven ancient wonders of the world
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Dated to the wider period
Wikidata records this entry only to a century, decade or millennium rather than to a specific year. It is listed here because 2560 BC is where that broader date falls, not because it is known to have happened in 2560 BC.
26th century BC 1
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The Great Sphinx
Ancient Egyptian monumental sculpture
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 2560 BC.
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Mamre
Archaeological site in Israel
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Q219279
archaeological site in Peru
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Cuello
archaeological site in Belize
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Khirasara
archaeological site in Nakhatrana Taluka, Kutch district, Gujarat, India
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Red Pyramid
Smooth-sided pyramid
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Dahshur
Village in Giza Governorate, Egypt
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Dahshur founded
Dahshur was founded.
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Phong Châu
Capital city of Văn Lang, in present-day Phú Thọ province, Vietnam
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Pyramid of Menkaure
Smallest of the three main Pyramids of Giza, Egypt
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Djedkare Isesi born
Born in Egypt. Ancient Egyptian pharaoh.
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Urukagina born
Born in Mesopotamia. Last ruler of the 1st Dynasty of Lagash.
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Meroë founded
Meroë was founded.
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