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{{Short description|One hundred years, from 2300 BC to 2201 BC}}
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The '''23rd century BC''' was a [[century]] which lasted from the year 2300 BC to 2201 BC.
The '''23rd century BC''' was a [[century]] that lasted from the year 2300 BC to 2201 BC.


==Events==
==Events==
[[Image:PepiIIPyramid.jpg|thumb|250px|Ruins of the pyramid complex of Pepi II, possibly the longest reigning monarch in recorded history]]
[[Image:PepiIIPyramid.jpg|thumb|250px|Ruins of the pyramid complex of [[Pepi II Neferkare|Pepi II]], possibly the longest reigning monarch in recorded history]]
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*[[24th century BC|2334 BC]] – 2279 BC: ([[short chronology]]) [[Sargon of Akkad]]'s conquest of [[Mesopotamia]].
*[[24th century BC|2334 BC]] – 2279 BC: ([[short chronology]]) [[Sargon of Akkad]]'s conquest of [[Mesopotamia]].
*c. 2300 BC: [[Indus Valley Civilization]] (Harappan) flourishing in modern-day eastern [[Pakistan]] - western [[India]].
*c. 2300 BC: [[Indus Valley civilisation]] (Harappan) flourishing in modern-day eastern [[Pakistan]] - western [[India]].
*c. 2300 BC: Metals start to be used in [[Northern Europe]].
*c. 2300 BC: Metals start to be used in [[Northern Europe]].
*c. 2300 BC: [[Unetice culture]] emerges in the modern day [[Czech Republic]].
*c. 2300 BC: [[Unetice culture]] emerges in the modern day [[Czech Republic]].
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*c. 2300 BC – 2200 BC: "Head of a man from [[Nineveh]]" (modern [[Kuyunjik]], [[Iraq]]) is made. It is now in [[Iraq Museum]], [[Baghdad]].
*c. 2300 BC – 2200 BC: "Head of a man from [[Nineveh]]" (modern [[Kuyunjik]], [[Iraq]]) is made. It is now in [[Iraq Museum]], [[Baghdad]].
*c. 2300 BC – [[2184 BC]]: Disk of [[Enheduanna]], from [[Ur]], (modern [[Muqaiyir]], [[Iraq]]) is made. It is now in [[University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology]], [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Philadelphia]].
*c. 2300 BC – [[2184 BC]]: Disk of [[Enheduanna]], from [[Ur]], (modern [[Muqaiyir]], [[Iraq]]) is made. It is now in [[University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology]], [[University of Pennsylvania]], [[Philadelphia]].
*c. 2300–2250 BC, reigns of [[Pepi I Meryre]] and [[Merenre Nemtyemsaf I]], beginning of [[Pepi II Neferkare]]s' rule, all of the [[Sixth Dynasty of Egypt]].
*c. 2288 BC: "Queen [[Ankhesenpepi II|Merye-ankhnes]] and her son Pepy II" is sculpted, [[Sixth dynasty of Egypt]]. The alabaster statuette is now at The [[Brooklyn Museum of Art]], [[New York City|New York]].
*c. 2288 BC: "Queen [[Ankhesenpepi II|Merye-ankhnes]] and her son Pepy II" is sculpted, [[Sixth dynasty of Egypt]]. The alabaster statuette is now at The [[Brooklyn Museum of Art]], [[New York City|New York]].
*c. 2285 BC: [[Enheduanna]], high priestess of the moon god [[Sin (mythology)|Nanna]] in [[Ur]], was born.
*c. 2285 BC: [[Enheduanna]], high priestess of the moon god [[Sin (mythology)|Nanna]] in [[Ur]], was born.
*c. 2278 BC: [[Pharaoh]] [[Pepi II]] starts to rule (probably).
*c. 2254 BC – 2218 BC: Stela of [[Naram-Sin of Akkad|Naram-Sin]], probably from [[Sippar]], discovered in [[Susa]] (modern [[Shush, Iran|Shush]], [[Iran]]), is made. It is now in [[Musée du Louvre]], [[Paris]].
*c. 2254 BC – 2218 BC: Stela of [[Naram-Sin of Akkad|Naram-Sin]], probably from [[Sippar]], discovered in [[Susa]] (modern [[Shush, Iran|Shush]], [[Iran]]), is made. It is now in [[Musée du Louvre]], [[Paris]].
*c. 2250 BC: The beginning of the [[Meghalayan|Meghalayan Stage]], the last of the three stages of the [[Holocene]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-news-and-meetings/120-ics-chart-containing-the-quaternary-gssps-and-new-stages-v-2018-07-is-now-released|title=ICS chart containing the Quaternary and Cambrian GSSPs and new stages (v 2018/07) is now released!|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://earthsky.org/earth/new-name-present-times-era-meghalayan|title=Welcome to the Meghalayan age|last=Conners|first=Deanna|date=September 18, 2018|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref>
*c. 2250 BC: The beginning of the [[Meghalayan|Meghalayan Stage]], the last of the three stages of the [[Holocene]].<ref>*{{cite web|url=http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-news-and-meetings/120-ics-chart-containing-the-quaternary-gssps-and-new-stages-v-2018-07-is-now-released|title=ICS chart containing the Quaternary and Cambrian GSSPs and new stages (v 2018/07) is now released!|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref><ref>*{{cite web|url=https://earthsky.org/earth/new-name-present-times-era-meghalayan|title=Welcome to the Meghalayan age|last=Conners|first=Deanna|date=September 18, 2018|access-date=February 1, 2019}}</ref>
*c. 2250 BC: Earliest evidence of maize cultivation in [[Central America]].
*c. 2250 BC: Earliest evidence of maize cultivation in [[Central America]].
*c. 2240 BC: [[Akkad (city)|Akkad]], capital of the [[Akkadian Empire]], becomes the largest city in the world, surpassing [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]], capital of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|title=Largest Cities Through History|last=Rosenberg|first=Matt T|access-date=2009-11-11}}</ref>
*c. 2240 BC: [[Akkad (city)|Akkad]], capital of the [[Akkadian Empire]], becomes the largest city in the world, surpassing [[Memphis, Egypt|Memphis]], capital of [[Ancient Egypt|Egypt]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|title=Largest Cities Through History|last=Rosenberg|first=Matt T|access-date=2009-11-11|archive-date=2016-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818124242/http://geography.about.com/library/weekly/aa011201a.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
*c. 2220 BC: [[Scord of Brouster]] farmstead established in [[Shetland]], [[Scotland]]
*c. 2220 BC: [[Scord of Brouster]] farmstead established in [[Shetland]], [[Scotland]]
*c. 2220 BC: [[Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska)]] volcano erupts near present-day [[Sitka, Alaska]].
*c. 2220 BC: [[Mount Edgecumbe (Alaska)]] volcano erupts near present-day [[Sitka, Alaska]].
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*c. July 2215 BC: [[Comet Hale-Bopp]] visits the inner solar system and would not return until the year AD 1997.
*c. July 2215 BC: [[Comet Hale-Bopp]] visits the inner solar system and would not return until the year AD 1997.


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== References ==
==Significant persons==
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[[File:Sargon_of_Akkad.jpg|thumb|right|Sargon of Akkad]]
* [[Sargon of Akkad]], founder of the [[Akkadian Empire]] and the earliest empire builder in recorded history.

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The 23rd century BC was a century that lasted from the year 2300 BC to 2201 BC.

Events

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Ruins of the pyramid complex of Pepi II, possibly the longest reigning monarch in recorded history

References

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  1. ^ *"ICS chart containing the Quaternary and Cambrian GSSPs and new stages (v 2018/07) is now released!". Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  2. ^ *Conners, Deanna (September 18, 2018). "Welcome to the Meghalayan age". Retrieved February 1, 2019.
  3. ^ Rosenberg, Matt T. "Largest Cities Through History". Archived from the original on 2016-08-18. Retrieved 2009-11-11.
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