1730s BC

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Millennium: 2nd millennium BC
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  • 1739 BC
  • 1738 BC
  • 1737 BC
  • 1736 BC
  • 1735 BC
  • 1734 BC
  • 1733 BC
  • 1732 BC
  • 1731 BC
  • 1730 BC
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The 1730s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1739 BC to December 31, 1730 BC.

Events and trends[]

  • 1736 BC–According to the ultra-long chronology of the ancient Near East, this is the year the sack of Babylon occurred.

Significant people[]

  • Samsu-iluna, king of Babylon since 1750 BC, according to the middle chronology
  • Rim-Sin I, ruler of the Middle Eastern city-state of Larsa since 1758 BC, according to the short chronology. That same chronology records his death as being in 1699 BC.

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