1560s BC

Centuries: 17th century BC - 16th century BC - 15th century BC

Decades: 1610s BC 1600s BC 1590s BC 1580s BC 1570s BC - 1560s BC - 1550s BC 1540s BC 1530s BC 1520s BC 1510s BC

Events and trends

• 1567 - Egypt: End of Fifteenth Dynasty , end of Sixteenth Dynasty , end of Seventeenth Dynasty , start of Eighteenth Dynasty

Significant people

• Ahmose I, Pharaoh and founder of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt ( 1570- 1546 BC).