1420s BC
The 1420s BC is a decade that lasted from 1429 BC to 1420 BC.
Events and Trends
- The Egyptian Empire signs a peace treaty with the Kingdom of Mitanni. Pharaoh Thutmose IV marries Mutemwiya, daughter of the Mitanni king Artatama I, and recognizes their borders. Both kings frequently refer to one another as 'beloved brothers', and grant one another great gifts.
- Crete changed into the Mycenae civilization —start of the Mycenaean period.
Significant people
- Thutmose III, pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt
- Thutmose IV, pharaoh of Egypt,
- Amenhotep II, pharaoh of Egypt,