Millennia:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC
Decades:	1070s BC 1060s BC 1050s BC - 1040s BC - 1030s BC 1020s BC 1010s BC
Years:	1049 BC 1048 BC 1047 BC 1046 BC 1045 BC 1044 BC 1043 BC 1042 BC 1041 BC 1040 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

• 1048 BC — Medon, King of Athens, dies after a reign of 20 years and is succeeded by his son Acastus.
• 1046 BC — After the Battle of Muye, ruler Zhou Wu Wang overthrows the Chinese King Di Xin and founds the Zhou Dynasty (1046 BC–249 BC).
• 1044 BC — On the death of Smendes I, king of Egypt, he is succeeded by two co-regents, Psusennes I and Neferkare Amenemnisu.

Significant people