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Figure Israel / Judah leader

King Solomon

990 BCE – 931 BCE · 59 years

The son of David who built the Temple, amassed legendary wealth, and wrote the wisdom literature that shaped three civilisations — then watched it all slip away.

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Landmark

Charyn Canyon

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Finno-Ugric taiga hunter-gatherers

Attested 2000 BCE – 1200 CE

Figure · Israel / Judah

King David

1040 BCE – 970 BCE

Landmark

Lake Issyk-Kul

3000 BCE – still standing

Polity

Karasuk culture

1500 BCE – 700 BCE

Landmark

Pamir Mountains

3000 BCE – still standing

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Kolsai Lakes

3000 BCE – still standing

Landmark

Altyn-Emel Singing Dunes

3000 BCE – still standing

Dated moments inside this span

Events the timeline places between 990 BCE and 931 BCE.

957 BCE Temple of Solomon

And in the rest of the world

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

Temple of Solomon Landmark · Middle East 957 BCE – 586 BCE Chernoles culture Polity · Europe 950 BCE – 690 BCE Nile River Trade Trade route · Middle East 3000 BCE – 30 BCE Wars of David & Solomon Conflict · Middle East 1010 BCE – 930 BCE Grand Canyon Landmark · Americas 3000 BCE – still standing Egypt Polity · Middle East 3000 BCE – 2026 CE
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