Centuries: 12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC

Decades: 1100s BC 1090s BC 1080s BC 1070s BC 1060s BC - 1050s BC - 1040s BC 1030s BC 1020s BC 1010s BC 1000s BC

Events and trends

• 1053 BC - Death of Zhou kang wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 1052 BC - Zhou zhao wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
• 1051 BC - Saul becomes the first King of Israel.
• 1050 BC - Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant from Israel in battle. (Approximate date)

Significant people