Millennia:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	12th century BC - 11th century BC - 10th century BC
Decades:	1120s BC 1110s BC 1100s BC - 1090s BC - 1080s BC 1070s BC 1060s BC
Years:	1099 BC 1098 BC 1097 BC 1096 BC 1095 BC 1094 BC 1093 BC 1092 BC 1091 BC 1090 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

• 1090 BC — or the Year of the Hyenas, in the reign of Ramesses XI, there was a collapse in Egypt's economy leading to the emergence of tomb robbers. Because of this, it was also the last year that the Valley of the Kings was used for burial.

Significant people

• King Wen of Zhou