Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC

Decades: 1380s BC 1370s BC 1360s BC 1350s BC 1340s BC - 1330s BC - 1320s BC 1310s BC 1300s BC 1290s BC 1280s BC

Events and Trends

Significant People

• 1338 BC - Queen Tiy of Egypt, Chief Queen of Amenhotep III and matriarch of the Amarna family vanishes from the historical record. Presumed death.
• 1337 BC - Queen Nefertiti of Egypt vanishes from the historical record. Presumed death.
• 1336 BC - Pharaoh Akhenaton of Egypt names Smenkhkare as a co-ruler.
• 1334 BC/1333 BC - Death of Smenkhkare,Egypt and co-ruler of Akhenaton.
• 1334 BC/1333 BC - Death of Akhenaton, Egypt.
• 1334 BC/1333 BC - Tutankhaten becomes Pharaoh of Egypt and marries Ankhesenpaaten, daughter and wife of his predecessor Akhenaton.
• 1331 BC - Pharaoh Tutankhaten of Egypt renames himself to Tutankhamun and abandons Amarna, returning the capital to Thebes.