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XXIII əsr – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="E.ə. XXIII əsr" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA_%D0%BF%D1%80.%D0%BD.%D0%B5." title="23 век пр.н.е. – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="23 век пр.н.е." data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/23._vijek_p._n._e." title="23. vijek p. n. e. – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="23. vijek p. n. e." data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segle_XXIII_aC" title="Segle XXIII aC – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Segle XXIII aC" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/23._stolet%C3%AD_p%C5%99._n._l." title="23. století př. n. l. – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="23. století př. n. l." data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/23._Jahrhundert_v._Chr." title="23. Jahrhundert v. Chr. – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="23. Jahrhundert v. Chr." data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siglo_XXIII_a._C." title="Siglo XXIII a. C. – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Siglo XXIII a. C." data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/23-a_jarcento_a.K." title="23-a jarcento a.K. – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="23-a jarcento a.K." data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/K.a._XXIII._mendea" title="K.a. XXIII. mendea – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="K.a. XXIII. mendea" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B3%D8%AF%D9%87_%DB%B2%DB%B3_(%D9%BE%DB%8C%D8%B4_%D8%A7%D8%B2_%D9%85%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%D8%AF)" title="سده ۲۳ (پیش از میلاد) – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="سده ۲۳ (پیش از میلاد)" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIIIe_si%C3%A8cle_av._J.-C." title="XXIIIe siècle av. J.-C. – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="XXIIIe siècle av. J.-C." data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fy mw-list-item"><a href="https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/23e_iuw_f.Kr." title="23e iuw f.Kr. – Western Frisian" lang="fy" hreflang="fy" data-title="23e iuw f.Kr." data-language-autonym="Frysk" data-language-local-name="Western Frisian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Frysk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ga mw-list-item"><a href="https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/23%C3%BA_haois_RC" title="23ú haois RC – Irish" lang="ga" hreflang="ga" data-title="23ú haois RC" data-language-autonym="Gaeilge" data-language-local-name="Irish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Gaeilge</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9culo_-XXIII" title="Século -XXIII – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Século -XXIII" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%EA%B8%B0%EC%9B%90%EC%A0%84_23%EC%84%B8%EA%B8%B0" title="기원전 23세기 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="기원전 23세기" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/23._%C3%B6ldin_f.Kr." title="23. öldin f.Kr. – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="23. öldin f.Kr." data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIII_secolo_a.C." title="XXIII secolo a.C. – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="XXIII secolo a.C." data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%9E%D7%90%D7%94_%D7%94-23_%D7%9C%D7%A4%D7%A0%D7%94%22%D7%A1" title="המאה ה-23 לפנה"ס – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="המאה ה-23 לפנה"ס" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%AB%E1%83%95._%E1%83%AC._XXIII_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%99%E1%83%A3%E1%83%9C%E1%83%94" title="ძვ. წ. XXIII საუკუნე – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="ძვ. წ. XXIII საუკუნე" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karne_ya_23_KK" title="Karne ya 23 KK – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Karne ya 23 KK" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lb mw-list-item"><a href="https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/23._Joerhonnert_v._Chr." title="23. Joerhonnert v. Chr. – Luxembourgish" lang="lb" hreflang="lb" data-title="23. Joerhonnert v. Chr." data-language-autonym="Lëtzebuergesch" data-language-local-name="Luxembourgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lëtzebuergesch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIII_am%C5%BEius_pr._m._e." title="XXIII amžius pr. m. e. – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="XXIII amžius pr. m. e." data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-li mw-list-item"><a href="https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drei%C3%ABntwintegste_iew_veur_Christus" title="Dreiëntwintegste iew veur Christus – Limburgish" lang="li" hreflang="li" data-title="Dreiëntwintegste iew veur Christus" data-language-autonym="Limburgs" data-language-local-name="Limburgish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Limburgs</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/I._e._23._sz%C3%A1zad" title="I. e. 23. század – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="I. e. 23. század" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-mk mw-list-item"><a href="https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA_%D0%BF.%D0%BD.%D0%B5." title="23 век п.н.е. – Macedonian" lang="mk" hreflang="mk" data-title="23 век п.н.е." data-language-autonym="Македонски" data-language-local-name="Macedonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Македонски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-arz mw-list-item"><a href="https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%86_23_%D9%82_%D9%85" title="القرن 23 ق م – Egyptian Arabic" lang="arz" hreflang="arz" data-title="القرن 23 ق م" data-language-autonym="مصرى" data-language-local-name="Egyptian Arabic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>مصرى</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abad_ke-23_SM" title="Abad ke-23 SM – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Abad ke-23 SM" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/23e_eeuw_v.Chr." title="23e eeuw v.Chr. – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="23e eeuw v.Chr." data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E7%B4%80%E5%85%83%E5%89%8D23%E4%B8%96%E7%B4%80" title="紀元前23世紀 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="紀元前23世紀" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/23._%C3%A5rhundre_f.Kr." title="23. århundre f.Kr. – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="23. århundre f.Kr." data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nn mw-list-item"><a href="https://nn.wikipedia.org/wiki/2200-talet_fvt." title="2200-talet fvt. – Norwegian Nynorsk" lang="nn" hreflang="nn" data-title="2200-talet fvt." data-language-autonym="Norsk nynorsk" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Nynorsk" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk nynorsk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uz mw-list-item"><a href="https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mil._av._XXIII_asr" title="Mil. av. XXIII asr – Uzbek" lang="uz" hreflang="uz" data-title="Mil. av. XXIII asr" data-language-autonym="Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча" data-language-local-name="Uzbek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIII_wiek_p.n.e." title="XXIII wiek p.n.e. – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="XXIII wiek p.n.e." data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9culo_XXIII_a.C." title="Século XXIII a.C. – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Século XXIII a.C." data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secolul_al_XXIII-lea_%C3%AE.Hr." title="Secolul al XXIII-lea î.Hr. – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Secolul al XXIII-lea î.Hr." data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-qu mw-list-item"><a href="https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/23_%C3%B1iqin_pachakwata_k%C3%B1" title="23 ñiqin pachakwata kñ – Quechua" lang="qu" hreflang="qu" data-title="23 ñiqin pachakwata kñ" data-language-autonym="Runa Simi" data-language-local-name="Quechua" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Runa Simi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-rue mw-list-item"><a href="https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIII._%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%BE%D1%87%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%BE_%D0%BD._%D0%B5." title="XXIII. стороча до н. е. – Rusyn" lang="rue" hreflang="rue" data-title="XXIII. стороча до н. е." data-language-autonym="Русиньскый" data-language-local-name="Rusyn" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русиньскый</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIII_%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA_%D0%B4%D0%BE_%D0%BD._%D1%8D." title="XXIII век до н. э. – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="XXIII век до н. э." data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/23rd_century_BC" title="23rd century BC – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="23rd century BC" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/23._stoletje_pr._n._%C5%A1t." title="23. stoletje pr. n. št. – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="23. stoletje pr. n. št." data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/23._%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BA_%D0%BF._%D0%BD._%D0%B5." title="23. век п. н. е. – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="23. век п. н. е." data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/23._vijek_pne." title="23. vijek pne. – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="23. vijek pne." data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tt mw-list-item"><a href="https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIII_%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%8B%D1%80_(%D0%B1._%D1%8D._%D0%BA.)" title="XXIII гасыр (б. э. к.) – Tatar" lang="tt" hreflang="tt" data-title="XXIII гасыр (б. э. к.)" data-language-autonym="Татарча / tatarça" data-language-local-name="Tatar" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Татарча / tatarça</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%96_23._y%C3%BCzy%C4%B1l" title="MÖ 23. yüzyıl – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="MÖ 23. yüzyıl" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/XXIII_%D1%81%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%96%D1%82%D1%82%D1%8F_%D0%B4%D0%BE_%D0%BD._%D0%B5." title="XXIII століття до н. е. – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="XXIII століття до н. е." data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ur mw-list-item"><a href="https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AA%DB%8C%D8%A6%D8%B3%D9%88%DB%8C%DA%BA_%D8%B5%D8%AF%DB%8C_%D9%82%D8%A8%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%B3%DB%8C%D8%AD" title="تیئسویں صدی قبل مسیح – Urdu" lang="ur" hreflang="ur" data-title="تیئسویں صدی قبل مسیح" data-language-autonym="اردو" data-language-local-name="Urdu" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>اردو</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-war mw-list-item"><a href="https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ika-23_nga_gatostuig_UC" title="Ika-23 nga gatostuig UC – Waray" lang="war" hreflang="war" data-title="Ika-23 nga gatostuig UC" data-language-autonym="Winaray" data-language-local-name="Waray" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Winaray</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh-yue mw-list-item"><a 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data-file-width="667" data-file-height="500" /></a><figcaption>Ruins of the pyramid complex of <a href="/wiki/Pepi_II_Neferkare" title="Pepi II Neferkare">Pepi II</a>, possibly the longest reigning monarch in recorded history</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/24th_century_BC" title="24th century BC">2334 BC</a> – 2279 BC: (<a href="/wiki/Short_chronology" class="mw-redirect" title="Short chronology">short chronology</a>) <a href="/wiki/Sargon_of_Akkad" title="Sargon of Akkad">Sargon of Akkad</a>'s conquest of <a href="/wiki/Mesopotamia" title="Mesopotamia">Mesopotamia</a>.</li> <li>c. 2300 BC: <a href="/wiki/Indus_Valley_civilisation" class="mw-redirect" title="Indus Valley civilisation">Indus Valley civilisation</a> (Harappan) flourishing in modern-day eastern <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> - western <a href="/wiki/India" title="India">India</a>.</li> <li>c. 2300 BC: Metals start to be used in <a href="/wiki/Northern_Europe" title="Northern 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It is now in <a href="/wiki/Iraq_Museum" title="Iraq Museum">Iraq Museum</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baghdad" title="Baghdad">Baghdad</a>.</li> <li>c. 2300 BC – <a href="/wiki/2184_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2184 BC">2184 BC</a>: Disk of <a href="/wiki/Enheduanna" title="Enheduanna">Enheduanna</a>, from <a href="/wiki/Ur" title="Ur">Ur</a>, (modern <a href="/wiki/Muqaiyir" class="mw-redirect" title="Muqaiyir">Muqaiyir</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iraq" title="Iraq">Iraq</a>) is made. It is now in <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania_Museum_of_Archaeology_and_Anthropology" class="mw-redirect" title="University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology">University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology</a>, <a href="/wiki/University_of_Pennsylvania" title="University of Pennsylvania">University of Pennsylvania</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>.</li> <li>c. 2300–2250 BC, reigns of <a href="/wiki/Pepi_I_Meryre" title="Pepi I Meryre">Pepi I Meryre</a> and <a href="/wiki/Merenre_Nemtyemsaf_I" title="Merenre Nemtyemsaf I">Merenre Nemtyemsaf I</a>, beginning of <a href="/wiki/Pepi_II_Neferkare" title="Pepi II Neferkare">Pepi II Neferkares</a>' rule, all of the <a href="/wiki/Sixth_Dynasty_of_Egypt" title="Sixth Dynasty of Egypt">Sixth Dynasty of Egypt</a>.</li> <li>c. 2288 BC: "Queen <a href="/wiki/Ankhesenpepi_II" title="Ankhesenpepi II">Merye-ankhnes</a> and her son Pepy II" is sculpted, <a href="/wiki/Sixth_dynasty_of_Egypt" class="mw-redirect" title="Sixth dynasty of Egypt">Sixth dynasty of Egypt</a>. The alabaster statuette is now at The <a href="/wiki/Brooklyn_Museum_of_Art" class="mw-redirect" title="Brooklyn Museum of Art">Brooklyn Museum of Art</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_City" title="New York City">New York</a>.</li> <li>c. 2285 BC: <a href="/wiki/Enheduanna" title="Enheduanna">Enheduanna</a>, high priestess of the moon god <a href="/wiki/Sin_(mythology)" title="Sin (mythology)">Nanna</a> in <a href="/wiki/Ur" title="Ur">Ur</a>, was born.</li> <li>c. 2254 BC – 2218 BC: Stela of <a href="/wiki/Naram-Sin_of_Akkad" title="Naram-Sin of Akkad">Naram-Sin</a>, probably from <a href="/wiki/Sippar" title="Sippar">Sippar</a>, discovered in <a href="/wiki/Susa" title="Susa">Susa</a> (modern <a href="/wiki/Shush,_Iran" title="Shush, Iran">Shush</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iran" title="Iran">Iran</a>), is made. It is now in <a href="/wiki/Mus%C3%A9e_du_Louvre" class="mw-redirect" title="Musée du Louvre">Musée du Louvre</a>, <a href="/wiki/Paris" title="Paris">Paris</a>.</li> <li>c. 2250 BC: The beginning of the <a href="/wiki/Meghalayan" title="Meghalayan">Meghalayan Stage</a>, the last of the three stages of the <a href="/wiki/Holocene" title="Holocene">Holocene</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>c. 2250 BC: Earliest evidence of maize cultivation in <a href="/wiki/Central_America" title="Central America">Central America</a>.</li> <li>c. 2240 BC: <a href="/wiki/Akkad_(city)" title="Akkad (city)">Akkad</a>, capital of the <a href="/wiki/Akkadian_Empire" title="Akkadian Empire">Akkadian Empire</a>, becomes the largest city in the world, surpassing <a href="/wiki/Memphis,_Egypt" title="Memphis, Egypt">Memphis</a>, capital of <a href="/wiki/Ancient_Egypt" title="Ancient Egypt">Egypt</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>c. 2220 BC: <a href="/wiki/Scord_of_Brouster" title="Scord of Brouster">Scord of Brouster</a> farmstead established in <a href="/wiki/Shetland" title="Shetland">Shetland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Scotland" title="Scotland">Scotland</a></li> <li>c. 2220 BC: <a href="/wiki/Mount_Edgecumbe_(Alaska)" title="Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska)">Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska)</a> volcano erupts near present-day <a href="/wiki/Sitka,_Alaska" title="Sitka, Alaska">Sitka, Alaska</a>.</li> <li>c. 2215 BC: A <a href="/wiki/Guti_(Mesopotamia)" class="mw-redirect" title="Guti (Mesopotamia)">Guti</a> army swept down from the <a href="/wiki/Zagros_Mountains" title="Zagros Mountains">Zagros Mountains</a> and defeated the demoralized <a href="/wiki/Akkadian_Empire" title="Akkadian Empire">Akkadian</a> army. They took <a href="/wiki/Agade" class="mw-redirect" title="Agade">Agade</a>, the capital of <a href="/wiki/Akkad_(city)" title="Akkad (city)">Akkad</a>, and destroyed it thoroughly.</li> <li>c. 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style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2271_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2271 BC">2271 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2270_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2270 BC">2270 <small>BC</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2260s_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2260s BC"><b>2260s <small>BC</small></b></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2269_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2269 BC">2269 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2268_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2268 BC">2268 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2267_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2267 BC">2267 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2266_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2266 BC">2266 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2265_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2265 BC">2265 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2264_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2264 BC">2264 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2263_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2263 BC">2263 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2262_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2262 BC">2262 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2261_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2261 BC">2261 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2260_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2260 BC">2260 <small>BC</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2250s_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2250s BC"><b>2250s <small>BC</small></b></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2259_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2259 BC">2259 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2258_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2258 BC">2258 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2257_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2257 BC">2257 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2256_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2256 BC">2256 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2255_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2255 BC">2255 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2254_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2254 BC">2254 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2253_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2253 BC">2253 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2252_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2252 BC">2252 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2251_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2251 BC">2251 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2250_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2250 BC">2250 <small>BC</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2240s_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2240s BC"><b>2240s <small>BC</small></b></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2249_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2249 BC">2249 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2248_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2248 BC">2248 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2247_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2247 BC">2247 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2246_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2246 BC">2246 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2245_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2245 BC">2245 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2244_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2244 BC">2244 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2243_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2243 BC">2243 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2242_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2242 BC">2242 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2241_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2241 BC">2241 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2240_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2240 BC">2240 <small>BC</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2230s_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2230s BC"><b>2230s <small>BC</small></b></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2239_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2239 BC">2239 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2238_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2238 BC">2238 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2237_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2237 BC">2237 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2236_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2236 BC">2236 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2235_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2235 BC">2235 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2234_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2234 BC">2234 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2233_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2233 BC">2233 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2232_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2232 BC">2232 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2231_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2231 BC">2231 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2230_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2230 BC">2230 <small>BC</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2220s_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2220s BC"><b>2220s 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BC">2222 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2221_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2221 BC">2221 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2220_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2220 BC">2220 <small>BC</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/wiki/2210s_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2210s BC"><b>2210s <small>BC</small></b></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2219_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2219 BC">2219 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2218_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2218 BC">2218 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2217_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2217 BC">2217 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2216_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2216 BC">2216 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2215_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2215 BC">2215 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2214_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2214 BC">2214 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2213_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2213 BC">2213 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2212_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2212 BC">2212 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2211_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2211 BC">2211 <small>BC</small></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2210_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2210 BC">2210 <small>BC</small></a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background: #ffddcc"><a href="/w/index.php?title=2200s_BC_(decade)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="2200s BC (decade) (page does not exist)"><b>2200s <small>BC</small></b></a> </td> <td style="background: #ffeedd"><a href="/wiki/2209_BC" class="mw-redirect" title="2209 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