12th century BC

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1200 BC – 1101 BC · 2 events

What happened around the world

Middle East

c. 1184 BC Trojan War — Legend tells of a ten-year siege ended by a wooden horse

Africa

c. 1175 BC Ramesses III repels the Sea Peoples — Egypt holds firm as the Bronze Age world collapses

Who ruled

China: dynasties: Shang 1600 BC – 1046 BC

Largest states