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).