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The '''1530s BC''' was a [[List of decades|decade]] lasting from January 1, 1539 BC to December 31, 1530 BC.
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==Events and trends==
* [[1539 BC]]—End of [[Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt]], start of the [[Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt|Eighteenth Dynasty]].
* [[1539 BC]]—Approximate first use of the [[Valley of the Kings]].
* [[1534 BC]]—The oldest dated [[star chart]] was made in [[Ancient Egypt]].<ref>{{cite journal
| last=von Spaeth | first=Ove
| title=Dating the Oldest Egyptian Star Map
| journal=Centaurus
| year=2000 | volume=42 | issue=3 | pages=159–179
| url=http://www.moses-egypt.net/star-map/senmut1-mapdate_en.asp
| access-date=2007-10-21 | doi=10.1034/j.1600-0498.2000.420301.x}}</ref>
* [[1531 BC]]— Joseph interprets dreams of the Pharaoh, is released from prison and becomes second in Egypt next only to the Pharaoh himself.
* [[1530 BC]]—End of the [[First Dynasty of Babylon]] and the start of the [[Kassites|Kassite Dynasty]]—see [[History of Iraq]].
==Significant people==
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==References==
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[[Category:16th century BC]]
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