1780s BC
| Millennium: | 2nd millennium BC |
| Centuries: | 19th century BC – 18th century BC – 17th century BC |
| Decades: | 1810s BC 1800s BC 1790s BC – 1780s BC – 1770s BC 1760s BC 1750s BC |
| Years: | 1789 BC 1788 BC 1787 BC 1786 BC 1785 BC 1784 BC 1783 BC 1782 BC 1781 BC 1780 BC |
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The 1780s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1789 BC to December 31, 1780 BC.
Events and trends
c. 1780 BCE - The last known population of woolly mammoths on Wrangel Island died out, possibly due to a combination of climate change and hunting.
Significant people
- Rim-Sin I, ruler of the Middle Eastern city-state of Larsa since 1822 BC, according to the middle chronology
- Hammurabi, king of Babylon since 1792 BC, according to the middle chronology
- Yarim-Lim I, second king of the Amorite kingdom of Yamhad from c. 1780 to 1764 BC
- Sumu-la-El, king of Babylon from around 1817 to 1781 BC
- Nur-Adad, king of Larsa from 1801 to 1785 BC
References
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