Centuries: 16th century BC - 15th century BC - 14th century BC
Decades: 1470s BC 1460s BC 1450s BC 1440s BC 1430s BC - 1420s BC - 1410s BC 1400s BC 1390s BC 1380s BC 1370s BC
Events and trends
- Crete conquered by Mycenae (approximately 1420 BC) - start of the Mycenaean period.
- 1420 BC -- Hebrew Exodus from Egypt (one proposed date).
- Hittites ruled by King Arnuwanda I (until -1400).
Significant people
- Thutmose III of Egypt, Pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (1503 BC - 1426 BC).
- Amenhotep II, Pharaoh of Egypt, (1427 BC - 1401 BC).