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Figure Israel / Judah leader

King David

1040 BCE – 970 BCE · 70 years

The shepherd boy who killed a giant, survived a king's jealousy, and built a kingdom that shaped three world religions — told in his own words.

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Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Finno-Ugric taiga hunter-gatherers

Attested 2000 BCE – 1200 CE

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King Solomon

990 BCE – 931 BCE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Karasuk culture

1500 BCE – 700 BCE

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Pamir Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

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Kolsai Lakes

3000 BCE – still standing

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Altyn-Emel Singing Dunes

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 1040 BCE and 970 BCE.

1010 BCE Wars of David & Solomon 1000 BCE Ephesus 1000 BCE Leptis Magna 1000 BCE Teouma Lapita Cemetery 1000 BCE Nok

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Records running through the same years, on the other side of the map.

Ephesus Landmark · Europe 1000 BCE – still standing Chavin Polity · Americas 1000 BCE – 100 BCE Incense Route Trade route · Middle East 1000 BCE – 200 CE Wars of David & Solomon Conflict · Middle East 1010 BCE – 930 BCE Leptis Magna Landmark · Africa 1000 BCE – still standing Andronovo Polity · Middle East 2299 BCE – 999 BCE
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