The 16th century BC
36 sourced entries across 20 documented years, grouped into 1 decade. A century here runs 1900–1999 rather than 1901–2000, so its decades sit inside it exactly; on the BC side the same rule puts 1–99 BC in the 1st century BC and 100 BC in the 2nd.
Decades
- The 1500s BC — 2 years, 13 entries
By subject
- Conflict & Security in the 16th century BC — 9 entries
- Science & Discovery in the 16th century BC — 8 entries
- Exploration & Expansion in the 16th century BC — 8 entries
A few of the years
- 1597 BCE1597 BC—Aaron born to Amram and his wife Jochebed (traditional date)
- 1573 BCE1573 BC—Death of Eber, son of Salah (b. 2037 BC) according to the Hebrew calendar
- 1570 BCE1570 BC—The Second Intermediate Period of Egypt ends and the New Kingdom of Egypt begins.
- 1557 BCE1557 BC—Estimation: Memphis, capital of Lower Egypt becomes the largest city of the world, taking the lead from Avaris, capital of the Hyksos in Egypt.
- 1552 BCEc. 1552 BC—End of Second Intermediate period in Ancient Egypt. Start of New Kingdom. 18th–20th Dynasties.
- 1545 BCE1545 BC—Ahmose I, Pharaoh and founder of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt, dies, according to the High Chronology.
- 1534 BCE1534 BC—The oldest dated star chart was made in Ancient Egypt.
- 1530 BCE1530 BC—End of the First Dynasty of Babylon and the start of the Kassite Dynasty—see History of Iraq.