1350s BC

Events and trends

  • 1350 BC Yin becomes the new capital of Shang dynasty China.
  • c. 1352 BC Amenhotep III (Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt) dies and is succeeded as Pharaoh by Amenhotep IV.
  • c. 1356 BC Amenhotep IV begins the worship of Aten in Ancient Egypt, changing his name to Akhenaten and moving the capital to Akhetaten, starting the Amarna Period.

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