Centuries: 15th century BC - 14th century BC - 13th century BC

Decades: 1440s BC 1430s BC 1420s BC 1410s BC 1400s BC - 1390s BC - 1380s BC 1370s BC 1360s BC 1350s BC 1340s BC

Events and trends

• 1397 BC - Pandion, legendary King of Athens, dies after a reign of 40 years and is succeeded by his son Erechtheus II of Athens.

Significant people

• 1398 BC - Birth of Tiy to Egyptian nobleman Yuya and his wife Tjuyu . She later becomes the Chief Queen of Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt and the matriarch of the Amarna family. (approximate date).