The 21st century BCE began on January 1 , 2100 BCE and ended on December 31 , 2001 BCE.
21st century BC Events
Events
- 2100 BC: Pharaoh Kheti Vof the Tenth Dynasty reigns in ancient Egypt .
- 2100 BC: In present-day Peru, the inhabitants of the town of Caral (the oldest in America, and center of the Caral-Supe culture ) begin to abandon it.
- 2100 BC: In the Aegean Sea, 35 km northeast of Heraklion (capital of Crete ), an earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale occurs . The death toll is unknown.
- 2095 BC: In the city of Ur( Sumeria ) – near the mouth of the Euphrates River in the Persian Gulf – King Ur-Nammu dies .
- 2094 BC: In Ur, Shulgi, son of Ur-Nammu, ascends to the throne of the Third Dynasty.
- In Mesopotamia: Shulgi , king of Sumer and Akkad , introduces the gur (‘heavy’) as a measure of volume (1 gur = 200 liters).
- 2090 BC: In Egypt, Pharaoh ..reigns , of the Tenth Dynasty.
- 2080 BC: In Egypt, Pharaoh Sera Khetireigns , of the Tenth Dynasty.
- 2071 BC: In Ireland, according to historian Geoffrey Keating, the Battle of Magh Ithe is fought , the first (possibly mythological) war in that country.
- 2070 BC: In Egypt, Pharaoh Kheti VIof the Tenth Dynasty reigns.
- 2060 BC: In Egypt, Pharaoh Kheti VIIof the Tenth Dynasty reigns.
- 2054 BC: The reign of Pharaoh Intef IIof the XI Dynasty ends and the reign of Intef III begins .
- 2050 BC: In Egypt, Pharaoh Merykaraof the Tenth Dynasty reigns.
- 2047 BC: In Ur, King Shulgi dies.
- 2046 BC: In Ur, Amar-Sin, son of Shulgi, ascends to the throne of the Third Dynasty of Ur. He conquers and razes the city of Arbela to quell the revolt of the coalition of nomadic peoples of the Zagros Mountains .
- 2046 BC: The reign of Intef III, first pharaoh of the XI Dynasty, ends and the reign of Mentuhotep II begins .
- 2040 BC: The Middle Kingdombegins in Egypt ; it lasts until the end of the 14th Dynasty (1640 BC).
- 2037 BC: In Ur, Amar-Sin dies and his younger brother, Shu-Sin, ascends to the throne of the Third Dynasty of Ur.
- In western Sumeria: Shu Sin – king of Sumer and Akkad – orders the construction of a 270 km long wall, known as the Wall of the Martu , created to contain the incursions of the Amorite and Tidnum nomads , coming from the Arabian desert.
- Successive wars between the Ur III Empireand the nomadic peoples of the Zagros Mountains .
- 2030 BC: Sumeriaenters a clear decline.
- 2026 BC: In Ur, Shu-Sin dies and his brother Ibbi-Sinascends to the throne .
- Constant wars between the Ur III Empire and the Martu, who came from the Arabian desert and threatened the western border. They invaded Akkad (mid-21st century BC) and, later, Sumeria (end of this century), taking, among others, the city of Ur (2004 BC), in coalition with Elam , the nomadic peoples of the Zagros Mountains, and the city of Isin . This event put an end to the Third Dynasty of Ur (the last dynasty of this city) and therefore, to the Ur III empire.
- 2004 BC: In present-day Iraq, the Elamitessack the city of Ur during the reign of Ibbi-Sin. The Sumerian civilization virtually disappears.