1330: Bashan founded - Scroll Down for more details


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I must admit that my knowledge is limited on this specific event. The year 1330 BCE falls within the Late Bronze Age, a period marked by the dominance of empires like Egypt (under the New Kingdom), the Hittites, and the Assyrians. However, there is no widely recorded historical event or founding of a place called Bashan in that exact year.

Possible Connections:

  1. Biblical Bashan - The region of Bashan is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) as a fertile area east of the Jordan River, associated with the kingdoms of Og and later the Israelite tribes. However, its founding is not precisely dated to 1330 BCE.
  2. Bronze Age City-States - If Bashan refers to a specific city or settlement, it may have been a minor Canaanite or Amorite town, but records from this era are fragmentary.
  3. Egyptian or Hittite Records - Some mentions of northern Levantine regions appear in Egyptian (Amarna letters) or Hittite texts, but Bashan is not prominently featured.

If you have a specific source or context for this reference, I'd be happy to help explore it further! Otherwise, I can provide broader historical context for the 14th century BCE in the Near East. Would that be helpful?


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