1120s BC

Events and trends

1126 BC - Thymoetes, legendary King of Athens, dies childless after a reign of 8 years. He is succeeded by his designated heir Melanthus of Pylos, a fifth-generation descedant of Neleus who had reportedly assisted him in battle against the Boeotians.
Zhou Wu Wang overthrows the Chinese King Zhou Hsin (Wade-Giles; Zhou Xin in Pinyin) and founds the Zhou (PY) (Chou W-G) Zhou Dynasty (1122 BC - 256 BC).
1122 BC - Legendary founding date of the city of Pyongyang.
ca. 1120 BC - destruction of Troy VIIb₁

Category:1120s BC nl:1129-1120 v. Chr.