940s BC

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	11th century BC; 10th century BC; 9th century BC;
Decades:	960s BC; 950s BC; 940s BC; 930s BC; 920s BC;
Years:	949 BC; 948 BC; 947 BC; 946 BC; 945 BC; 944 BC; 943 BC; 942 BC; 941 BC; 940 BC;
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The 940s BC is a decade which lasted from 949 BC to 940 BC.

Events and trends

949 BC Mahaparinirvana of the historical Buddha Shakyamuni Siddharta, according to far eastern schools of Buddhism [1].
947 BC—Death of Zhou mo wang, King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
946 BC—Zhou gong wang becomes King of the Zhou Dynasty of China.
945 BC—Egypt: Psusennes III dies, the last king of the Twenty-first Dynasty. Shoshenq I succeeds him, the founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty.
940 BC—The Temple of Solomon was finished being built.

Millennium:	1st millennium BC
Centuries:	11th century BC 10th century BC 9th century BC
Decades:	960s BC 950s BC 940s BC 930s BC 920s BC
Years:	949 BC 948 BC 947 BC 946 BC 945 BC 944 BC 943 BC 942 BC 941 BC 940 BC
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