1490s BC

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	16th century BC; 15th century BC; 14th century BC;
Decades:	1510s BC; 1500s BC; 1490s BC; 1480s BC; 1470s BC;
Years:	1499 BC; 1498 BC; 1497 BC; 1496 BC; 1495 BC; 1494 BC; 1493 BC; 1492 BC; 1491 BC; 1490 BC;
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The 1490s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1499 BC to December 31, 1490 BC.

Events and trends[edit]

Egypt conquers Nubia and the Levant (1504 BC–1492 BC).
1500 BC – 1400 BC: The Battle of the Ten Kings took place around this time.^{[citation needed]}
1500 BC: Coalescence of a number of cultural traits including undecorated pottery, megalithic burials, and millet-bean-rice agriculture indicate the beginning of the Mumun Pottery Period in the Korean peninsula.^[1]
1497 BC—Cranaus, legendary King of Athens, is deposed after a reign of 10 years by his son-in-law Amphictyon of Thessaly, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
1493 BC—Thutmose I (Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt) died.
c. 1492 BC—Thutmose I dies (other date is 1493 BC).
1492 BC—April 3—Lunar Saros 37 begins.[1]
1491 BC—According to James Ussher's chronology, this is when Moses led the Hebrews from Egypt. This was called the Exodus.

^ Bale, Martin T. (2001). "Archaeology of Early Agriculture in Korea: An Update on Recent Developments". Bulletin of the Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association. 21 (5): 77–84.

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Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	16th century BC 15th century BC 14th century BC
Decades:	1510s BC 1500s BC 1490s BC 1480s BC 1470s BC
Years:	1499 BC 1498 BC 1497 BC 1496 BC 1495 BC 1494 BC 1493 BC 1492 BC 1491 BC 1490 BC
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