11th century 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 1040s BC 1030s BC 1020s BC 1010s BC 1000s BC
Categories:	Births – Deaths Establishments – Disestablishments

The 11th century BC comprises all years from 1100 BC to 1001 BC. Although many human societies were literate in this period, some of the individuals mentioned below may be considered legendary rather than fully historical.

Events

David and Saul (1885) by Julius Kronberg. The two men are considered the first Kings of the United Monarchy of Israel

1089 BC: Melanthus, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 37 years and is succeeded by his son Codrus.
1079 BC: Death of King Cheng of Zhou, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
1078 BC: Zhou kang wang becomes king of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
1069 BC: Ramses XI dies, ending the Twentieth Dynasty. He is succeeded by Smendes I, who founds the Twenty-first Dynasty.
1068 BC: Codrus, legendary King of Athens, dies in battle against Dorian invaders after a reign of 21 years. Athenian tradition considers him the last King to have held absolute power. Modern historians consider him the last King whose life account is part of Greek mythology. He is succeeded by his son Medon.
1053 BC: Death of King Kang of Zhou, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
1052 BC: King Zhao of Zhou becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
1051 BC: Saul becomes the first King of Israel.
1050 BC: Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant from Israel in battle. (Approximate date)
1048 BC: Medon, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Acastus.
1046 BC: Zhou Wu Wang overthrows the Chinese King Di Xin and founds Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC—249 BC).
1044 BC: On the death of Smendes I, king of Egypt, he is succeeded by two co-regents, Psusennes I and Neferkare Amenemnisu.
1039 BC: Neferkare Amenemnisu, king of Egypt, dies.
1027 BC: Traditional date for the end of the Shang Dynasty in China.
c. 1020 BC: Destruction of Troy VIIb₂.
1020 BC: Saul the King becomes the first king of the Israelites.
1012 BC: Acastus, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 36 years and is succeeded by his son Archippus.
1006 BC: David succeeds Saul the King.
1000s BC: Earliest evidence of farming in the Kenya highlands.
c. 1000 BC: Latins come to Italy from the Danube region.
c. 1000 BC: Archaeological evidence obtained from inscriptions excavated in 2005 dates the Tamil language, a classical language spoken in India.
1000s BC: Phoenician alphabet invented.
1022 BC – 256 BC: Zhou Dynasty instituted in China.

Decades and years

11th century BC
13th century BC←12th century BC← ↔ →10th century BC→9th century BC

1109–1100 BC	1109 BC	1108 BC	1107 BC	1106 BC	1105 BC	1104 BC	1103 BC	1102 BC	1101 BC	1100 BC
1090s BC	1099 BC	1098 BC	1097 BC	1096 BC	1095 BC	1094 BC	1093 BC	1092 BC	1091 BC	1090 BC
1080s BC	1089 BC	1088 BC	1087 BC	1086 BC	1085 BC	1084 BC	1083 BC	1082 BC	1081 BC	1080 BC
1070s BC	1079 BC	1078 BC	1077 BC	1076 BC	1075 BC	1074 BC	1073 BC	1072 BC	1071 BC	1070 BC
1060s BC	1069 BC	1068 BC	1067 BC	1066 BC	1065 BC	1064 BC	1063 BC	1062 BC	1061 BC	1060 BC
1050s BC	1059 BC	1058 BC	1057 BC	1056 BC	1055 BC	1054 BC	1053 BC	1052 BC	1051 BC	1050 BC
1040s BC	1049 BC	1048 BC	1047 BC	1046 BC	1045 BC	1044 BC	1043 BC	1042 BC	1041 BC	1040 BC
1030s BC	1039 BC	1038 BC	1037 BC	1036 BC	1035 BC	1034 BC	1033 BC	1032 BC	1031 BC	1030 BC
1020s BC	1029 BC	1028 BC	1027 BC	1026 BC	1025 BC	1024 BC	1023 BC	1022 BC	1021 BC	1020 BC
1010s BC	1019 BC	1018 BC	1017 BC	1016 BC	1015 BC	1014 BC	1013 BC	1012 BC	1011 BC	1010 BC
1009–1000 BC	1009 BC	1008 BC	1007 BC	1006 BC	1005 BC	1004 BC	1003 BC	1002 BC	1001 BC	1000 BC
990s BC	999 BC	998 BC	997 BC	996 BC	995 BC	994 BC	993 BC	992 BC	991 BC	990 BC

Centuries and millennia

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BCE (BC)
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1st	10th	9th	8th	7th	6th	5th	4th	3rd	2nd	1st
CE (AD)
1st	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th
2nd	11th	12th	13th	14th	15th	16th	17th	18th	19th	20th
3rd	21st	22nd	23rd	24th	25th	26th	27th	28th	29th	30th
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