1070s BC

The 1070s BC is a decade which lasted from 1079 BC to 1070 BC.

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	12th century BC 11th century BC 10th century BC
Decades:	1090s BC 1080s BC 1070s BC 1060s BC 1050s BC
Years:	1079 BC 1078 BC 1077 BC 1076 BC 1075 BC 1074 BC 1073 BC 1072 BC 1071 BC 1070 BC
Categories:	Deaths

Events and trends

• 1079 BC—Death of Zhou cheng wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 1078 BC—Zhou kang wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• c. 1075 BC—New Kingdom ends in Ancient Egypt (Another date is 1200 BC).

Significant people

• Psusennes I, pharaoh of Egypt, is born (approximate date).
• Saul, king of Israel, is born (approximate date).