1090s BC

The 1090s BC is a decade which lasted from 1099 BC to 1090 BC.

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	12th century BC 11th century BC 10th century BC
Decades:	1110s BC 1100s BC 1090s BC 1080s BC 1070s BC
Years:	1099 BC 1098 BC 1097 BC 1096 BC 1095 BC 1094 BC 1093 BC 1092 BC 1091 BC 1090 BC
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Events and trends

• 1090 BC—or the Year of the Hyenas, in the reign of Ramesses XI, was a year of catastrophe. There was a very significant drop in the flow of river Nile waters, caused by a spike in climate normality. This led to significant starvation of the Egyptians, loss of faith in the religion as conducted by the high priest and collapse not only of the state in Egypt but also its economy, leading to a ten-year period of chaos. This led to the emergence of tomb robbers and the end of the Valley of the Kings as a burial site.[1]

References

1. Ancient Lives: The Story of the Pharaohs' Tombmakers by John Romer Paperback, 256 pages Published October 2003 by Phoenix (first published 1984),ISBN 9781842120446

Significant people

• King Wen of Zhou
• Ramesses XI