1472 BC (idea)

• Egyptian pharaoh Thutmose III captures the Phoenician city of Jaffa in what is now Israel, making it a provincial capital. Thutmose gains entry to the city by hiding warriors in baskets of gifts given to the city's king.
• According to Greek Mythology, Danaus becomes king of the Argives.

1473 BC - 1472 BC - 1471 BC

15th century BC