13th century BC

(14th century BC - 13th century BC - 12th century BC - other centuries)

(1300s BC - 1290s BC - 1280s BC - 1270s BC - 1260s BC - 1250s BC - 1240s BC - 1230s BC - 1220s BC - 1210s BC - 1200s BC - other decades)

(3rd millennium BC - 2nd millennium BC - 1st millennium BC)

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Events:

• 1285 BC - Battle of Kadesh, Rameses II almost defeated by Hittites.

Significant persons:

• Rameses II, pharaoh of Egypt

Inventions, Discoveries, Introductions: