23rd century BC c.

The 23rd century BC began on January 1, 2300 B.C. C. and ended on December 31, 2201 a. c.

Events

• 2300 BC: splendor of Troy (in the present Turkey).
• 2300 B.C.: In northern Europe, metals begin to be used.
• 2300 BC: the Unetice Culture begins.
• 2300 BC: Akkadians abandon their unknown writing and adopt the cuneiform of the Sumerians conquered before.
• 2300 B.C.: On the Iberian peninsula the Plene Calcolytic is developed: the campaniform vessel.
• 2222 or 2221 B.C.: In the province of Shanxi, China, about 200 km northwest of the current city of Xian, there is an earthquake of 5.5 degrees in the seismological scale of Richter. The number of victims is unknown.
• 2218 B.C.: In the current Iraq, the guti tribe conquers Acad.
• 2205 BC: In China the Xia dynasty begins.
• 2200 B.C.: In Bubastis (present-day Tell Basta, in Egypt) an earthquake with landslides (discovered and dated through archaeological analysis).

Relevant characters

• 2279 B.C.: King Sargon I dies (n. 2334 B.C., according to Mesopotamian chronology).