What happened in 2701 BC?
No event is dated precisely to 2701 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 2701 BC is where that broader date falls, not because they are known to have happened in 2701 BC.
27th century BC 2
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Imhotep died
Died in Ancient Egypt. Egyptian polymath, later revered as a god.
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Sneferu born
Born in Egypt. Pharaoh and founder of the 4th dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
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Around this time
The nearest recorded events on either side of 2701 BC.
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Mari
Ancient Sumerian and Amorite city
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Mari founded
Mari was founded.
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Kalibangan
town on the banks of the Ghaggar River in India
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Tell Arbid
Archaeological site in Syria
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Tyre founded
Tyre was founded.
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Old Kingdom of Egypt founded
Old Kingdom of Egypt was founded.
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Ellesmere Island
Part of the Qikiqtaaluk Region of the Canadian territory of Nunavut
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Bent Pyramid
Ancient tomb in Egypt
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Elam founded
Elam was founded, with its capital at Susa.
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Dholavira
archaeological site in Kutch, Gujarat in western India
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Pyramid of Djoser
Archeological site in Egypt
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Sneferu died
Died in Egypt. Pharaoh and founder of the 4th dynasty of Ancient Egypt.
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