950s BC

The 950s BC is a decade which lasted from 959 BC to 950 BC.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	11th century BC 10th century BC 9th century BC
Decades:	970s BC 960s BC 950s BC 940s BC 930s BC
Years:	959 BC 958 BC 957 BC 956 BC 955 BC 954 BC 953 BC 952 BC 951 BC 950 BC
Categories:	Births

Events and trends

• 959 BC—Psusennes II succeeds Siamun as king of Egypt.
• 957 BC–Solomon's Temple is completed. 959 BC is also a proposed date.
• 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—Some early parts of the Bible are written.
• c. 950 BC Holy Kurukshetra War

Births

• Osorkon I, pharaoh of Egypt, is born (approximate date).

Deaths

• King Zhao of Zhou, drowned in 957 BC
• Abhimanyu Shakuni Dronacharya Duryodhana Dhrishtadyumna Karna Shalya Drupada Jayadratha Bhurishravas Bahlika Virata Bhagadatta Sudakshina Bhishma