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1120s BC

decade

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJan 15, 2026
Entity authorityQ113258 ↗
Source-derived summary

The 1120s BC is a decade that lasted from 1129 BC to 1120 BC.

Events and trends

1127/6 BC—Thymoetes, legendary King of Athens, dies childless after a reign of 9 years. He is succeeded by his designated heir Melanthus of Pylos, son of Andropompus, who had reportedly assisted him in battle against the Boeotians.

1122 BC—Legendary founding of Pyongyang

1122 BC—Legendary founding emigration of Gija to Gija Joseon.

c. 1120 BC—Destruction of Troy VIIb1.

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The public source identifies “1120s BC” as decade. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around 1120s and decade.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1129, 1120, 1127, 1122—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with 1120s and decade providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Jan 15, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q113258. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1129, 1120, 1127 and 1122.

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This entry incorporates text from “1120s BC” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.