950s BC

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Events and trends

959 BC — Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of Egypt.
957 BC — The reign of Mu Wang of the Zhou Dynasty ends.
952 BC — Thersippus, King of Athens dies after a reign of 41 years and is succeeded by his son Phorbas.
950 BC — Northern Egypt starts to be ruled by Libyan pharaohs. The Libyans build cities and for the first time a sturdy urban life grows up in the Nile Delta.
c. 950 BC–800 BC — Earliest parts of Bible are written.

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