Millennia:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC
Decades:	1620s BC 1610s BC 1600s BC - 1590s BC - 1580s BC 1570s BC 1560s BC
Years:	1599 BC 1598 BC 1597 BC 1596 BC 1595 BC 1594 BC 1593 BC 1592 BC 1591 BC 1590 BC
Categories:	Births - Deaths - State leaders - Sovereign states Establishments - Disestablishments

Events and trends

• ca. 1595 BC — Mursili I, king of the Hittites, sacks Babylon. This brings and end to the rule of the descendants of Hammurabi in that kingdom.

Significant people

• 1597 BC — Aaron born to Amram and his wife Jochebed (traditional date)