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The 1760s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1769 BC to December 31, 1760 BC.
Events and trendsEdit
- 1766 BC: The Shang dynasty in China conquers the Xia dynasty.
Significant peopleEdit
- Hammurabi, king of Babylon from around 1792 to 1750 BC<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
- Rim-Sin I, king of Larsa from 1822 to 1763 BC, according to the middle chronology
- Yarim-Lim I, king of the Amorite kingdom of Yamhad in present-day Syria, from around 1780 to 1764 BC
- Zimri-Lim, king of the Middle Eastern city-state of Mari from around 1775 to 1761 BC
- Shibtu, queen of Zimri-Lim throughout his reign