940s BC

The 940s BC is a decade which lasted from 949 BC to 940 BC.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	11th century BC 10th century BC 9th century BC
Decades:	960s BC 950s BC 940s BC 930s BC 920s BC
Years:	949 BC 948 BC 947 BC 946 BC 945 BC 944 BC 943 BC 942 BC 941 BC 940 BC
Categories:	Births Deaths

Events and trends

• 949 BC Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni Siddharta, according to far eastern schools of Buddhism .
• 947 BC—Death of Zhou mo wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 946 BC—Zhou gong wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 945 BC—Egypt: Psusennes III dies, the last king of the Twenty-first Dynasty. Shoshenq I succeeds him, the founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty.
• 940 BC—The Temple of Solomon was finished being built.

Significant people

• Adad-nirari II, king of Assyria, is born (approximate date).
• Nadab, king of Israel, is born (approximate date).
• Abijah, king of Judah, is born (approximate date).
• Asa, king of Judah, is born (approximate date).