11th century BC

Millennium:	2nd millennium BC
Centuries:	12th century BC ; 11th century BC ; 10th century BC ;
Timelines:	12th century BC ; 11th century BC ; 10th century BC ;
State leaders:	12th century BC ; 11th century BC ; 10th century BC ;
Decades :	1090s BC ; 1080s BC ; 1070s BC ; 1060s BC ; 1050s BC ; 1040s BC ; 1030s BC ; 1020s BC ; 1010s BC ; 1000s BC ;
Categories:	Births ? Deaths ; Establishments ? Disestablishments

The 11th century BC started the first day of 1100 BC and ended the last day of 1001 BC . The events below may have happened in this century.

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1089 BC : Melanthus , legendary King of Athens , dies after a reign of 37 years.
1069 BC : Ramses XI dies, ending the Twentieth Dynasty .
1068 BC : Codrus , legendary King of Athens , dies in battle against Dorian invaders.
1050 BC : Philistines capture the Ark of the Covenant from Israel in battle. (Approximate date)
1048 BC : Medon , King of Athens , dies after a reign of 20 years.
1046 BC : King Wu of Zhou becomes first king of the Zhou Dynasty .
1042 BC : King Cheng of Zhou succeeds King Wu as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China,
1039 BC : Neferkare Amenemnisu , king of Egypt , dies.
c. 1020 BC : Destruction of Troy VIIb ₂.
1026 BC : Saul becomes the first king of the Israelites .
1020 BC : King Kang of Zhou succeeds King Cheng as ruler of the Zhou Dynasty in China.
1012 BC : Acastus , King of Athens , dies after a reign of 36 years.
1003 BC : David succeeds Saul .
1000s BC: Earliest evidence of farming in the Kenya highlands.
c. 1000 BC : Latins come to Italy from the Danube region.
1000s BC: Phoenician alphabet invented.