# 1390s BC

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The **1390s BC** is a [decade](/source/List_of_decades) that lasted from 1399 BC to 1390 BC.

## Events and trends

- 1397 BC—[Pandion I](/source/Pandion_I), legendary [King of Athens](/source/King_of_Athens), dies[1] after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son [Erechtheus II](/source/Erechtheus_II) of Athens.
- c. [1390 BC](/source/1390_BC)–[1352 BC](/source/1352_BC): Queen [Tiy](/source/Tiy), bust from [Kom Medinet el-Ghurab](/source/Kom_Medinet_el-Ghurab) (near [el-Lahun](/source/El-Lahun)) was made. 18th dynasty. It is now in [Staatliche Museen zu Berlin](/source/Staatliche_Museen_zu_Berlin), [Stiftung Preußischer Kulturbesitz](/source/Stiftung_Preu%C3%9Fischer_Kulturbesitz), [Ägyptisches Museum](/source/%C3%84gyptisches_Museum).
- [Hittites](/source/Hittites) ruled by King [Arnuwanda I](/source/Arnuwanda_I) (until [1360](/source/1350s_BC)).[2]

## Significant people

- [1398 BC](/source/1398_BC)—Birth of [Tiy](/source/Tiy) to Egyptian nobleman [Yuya](/source/Yuya) and his wife [Tjuyu](/source/Tjuyu). She later becomes the Chief [Queen](/source/Queen_consort) of [Pharaoh](/source/Pharaoh) [Amenhotep III](/source/Amenhotep_III) of [Egypt](/source/Egypt) and the [matriarch](/source/Matriarch) of the [Amarna](/source/Amarna) family (approximate date).
- c. [1390 BC](/source/1390_BC)—[Pharaoh](/source/Pharaoh) [Amenhotep III](/source/Amenhotep_III) (18th dynasty) starts to rule.

## References

1. Harding, Phillip (31 October 2007). ["Pandion I"](https://books.google.com/books?id=oj6AAgAAQBAJ). *The Story of Athens: The Fragments of the Local Chronicles of Attika*. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-134-30446-2. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

1. Bryce, Trevor (1999). [*The Kingdom of the Hittites*](https://books.google.com/books?id=Agg5-lpVI2MC). Oxford University Press. p. xii. ISBN 978-0-19-924010-4. Retrieved 24 February 2024.

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