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{{Short description|Decade from 1429 BC to 1420 BC}}
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The '''1420s BC''' is a [[List of decades|decade]] which lasted from 1429 BC to 1420 BC.
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[[File:Head of Thutmose IV wearing the blue crown. 18th Dynasty. State Museum of Egyptian Art, Munich.jpg|upright=1.35|thumb|Head of [[Thutmose IV]] ([[Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt|18th Dynasty]])]]
== Events and Trends ==
* The [[New Kingdom of Egypt|Egyptian Empire]] signs a peace treaty with the [[Mitanni|Kingdom of Mitanni]] (approximately 1420s BC). Pharaoh [[Thutmose IV]] marries [[Mutemwiya]], daughter of the Mitanni king [[Artatama I]], and recognizes their borders. Both kings frequently refer to one another as 'beloved brothers', and grant one another great gifts.
* [[Crete]] changed into the [[Mycenae]] civilization (approximately 1420s BC)—start of the [[Mycenaean period]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ancient-greece.org/history/minoan.html|title=History of Minoan Crete|website=ancient-greece.org|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref>
==Significant people==
* [[Thutmose III]], pharaoh of the [[eighteenth dynasty of Egypt]] ([[1503 BC]]–1426 BC)
* [[Thutmose IV]], pharaoh of Egypt, ([[1401 BC]]–1391 BC or [[1397 BC]]–1388 BC)
* [[Amenhotep II]], pharaoh of Egypt, ([[1427 BC]]–[[1401 BC]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Amenhotep-II|title=Amenhotep II {{!}} king of Egypt|website=Encyclopedia Britannica|language=en|access-date=2020-01-18}}</ref>
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