Events and trends

• 949 BC Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha
  Buddha
  In Buddhism, buddhahood is the state of perfect enlightenment attained by a buddha .In Buddhism, the term buddha usually refers to one who has become enlightened...
  
   Shakyamuni Siddharta, according to far eastern schools of Buddhismhttp://indology.info/papers/cousins/node1.shtml.
• 947 BC—Death of Zhou mo wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty
  Zhou Dynasty
  The Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
  
   of China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
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• 946 BC—Zhou gong wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty
  Zhou Dynasty
  The Zhou Dynasty was a Chinese dynasty that followed the Shang Dynasty and preceded the Qin Dynasty. Although the Zhou Dynasty lasted longer than any other dynasty in Chinese history, the actual political and military control of China by the Ji family lasted only until 771 BC, a period known as...
  
   of China
  China
  Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...
  
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• 945 BC—Egypt
  History of Ancient Egypt
  The History of Ancient Egypt spans the period from the early predynastic settlements of the northern Nile Valley to the Roman conquest in 30 BC...
  
  : Psusennes III
  Psusennes III
  Psusennes III was the High Priest of Amun at Thebes at the end of the 21st Dynasty. Little is known of this individual; he is thought by some to be the same person as Psusennes II. His name appears on a document found at the 'mummy cache' DB320 which describes him as a son of the High Priest...
  
   dies, the last king of the Twenty-first Dynasty
  Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt
  The Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period.-Rulers:...
  
  . Shoshenq I
  Shoshenq I
  Hedjkheperre Setepenre Shoshenq I , , also known as Sheshonk or Sheshonq I , was a Meshwesh Berber king of Egypt—of Libyan ancestry—and the founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty...
  
   succeeds him, the founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty
  Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt
  The Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period.-Rulers:...
  
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• 940 BC—The Temple of Solomon was finished being built.