What is 26th century BC?
{{Centurybox|-26}} The '''26th century BC''' is a [[century]] which was from the year 2600 BC to 2501 BC. ==Events== [[Image:Gizeh Cheops BW 1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Picture of the Great Pyramid of Khufu]] *'''c. 2900 BC – 2334 BC''': [[Mesopotamia]]n wars of the Early Dynastic period continue. *'''c. 2600 BC''': The [[Indus Valley Civilization|Harappan civilization]] rises to become a powerful civilization. *'''c. 2600 BC''': [[Pre-Palace Period]], phase I, in [[Crete]] *'''c. 2600 BC – 2500 BC''': Wild [[horses]] still provide hunting feasts in [[Denmark]]. ) *'''c. 2600 BC – [[1900 BC]]''': Large water tank, possibly a public or ritual bathing area, [[Mohenjo-Daro]], [[Indus Valley Civilization]], [[Harappa]]n, is made. *'''c. 2589 BC''': [[Pharaoh]] [[Khufu]] starts to rule (other date is 2601 BC). *'''c. 2578 BC''': [[Khufu]] died. *'''c. 2575 BC''': [[Old Kingdom]] in [[Egypt]] [[4th Dynasty]] [[Snofru]] is Pharaoh. *'''c. 2570 BC''': [[Khafra]] started to rule in [[Ancient Egypt]]. *'''c. 2566 BC''': [[Pharaoh]] [[Khufu]] dies (other date is 2578 BC). *'''c. 2558 BC''': [[Pharaoh]] [[Khafra]] starts to rule (other date is 2570 BC). *'''c. 2550 BC''': Completion of the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]]. *'''c. 2550 BC''': Egyptian rulers contact Western Desert oases, such as [[Dakhla Oasis]]. *'''c. 2550 BC''': About this time, [[Mesannepada]] is king of [[Ur]] (followed by his son, [[A-annepadda]]) who founds the [[First dynasty of Ur]] and overthrows the last king of [[Uruk]], as well as [[Mesalim]] of [[Kish (Sumer)|Kish]]. *'''c. 2550 BC – [[2400 BC]]''': [[Lyres of Ur|Great Lyre with bull's head]], from the tomb of King [[Meskalamdug]], [[Ur]] (modern [[Muqaiyir]], [[Iraq]], is made. It is now kept at [[University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology]], [[Philadelphia]]. *'''c. 2544 BC''': [[Khafra]] died. *'''c. 2533 BC''': [[Menkaura]] started to rule in [[Ancient Egypt]]. *'''c. 2532 BC''': [[Pharaoh]] [[Khafra]] dies (other date is 2544 BC). *'''c. 2532 BC''': [[Pharaoh]] [[Menkaura]]