1690s BC

The 1690s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1699, BC to December 31, 1690, BC.

Events and trends

 * The Minoan and Harappan Civilizations continue to exist in Crete and Ancient India respectively.
 * 1700–1500 BC—Hurrian conquests.
 * Second Intermediate Period, in which the Hyksos invades Egypt, continues.
 * 1698 BC- King Jie of China kills his minister Guan Longfeng according to Chinese legend.
 * The Exodus of the Israelites from Egypt, according to Thrasyllus of Mendes, an Egyptian mathematician and astronomer who lived in the reign of Tiberius (c. 1691 BC).
 * 1691 BC June—Lunar Saros 32 begins.

Significant people

 * Belu-bani, King of Assyria, r. 1700–1691 BC.
 * Libaia, King of Assyria r. 1691–1674 BC.
 * Abi-eshuh, King of Babylon, r. 1712–1684 (middle chronology)
 * Jie, Legendary King of the supposed Xia dynasty (existence disputed) in China, r. c.1728–1675 BC
 * Merneferre Ay, Pharaoh of Egypt, r. c.1714–1691 BC
 * Merhotepre Ini, Pharaoh of Egypt, r. c.1691–1689 BC
 * Fourteenth dynasty Pharaohs (see List of Pharaohs for details), 1705–1690 BC
 * Lila-Ir-Tash king of the Elamite Empire, r. c.1700–c.1698 BC.
 * Temti-Agun I king of the Elamite Empire, r. c.1698–c.1690 BC.
 * Tan-Uli king of the Elamite Empire, r. c.1690–c.1655 BC.
 * Agum I, King of the Kassites, r. 1705–1690 BC
 * Kashtiliash I, King of the Kassites, r. 1690–1680 BC
 * Itti-Ili-Nibi, King of the Sealand, r. c.1700–1683 BC
 * 1695 BC—Death of Sarah, wife of Abraham, according to the Hebrew Calendar
 * 1691 BC—Death of Merneferre Ay, Pharaoh of Egypt