•
1197 BC—The beginning of the first period (
1197 BC–
982 BC) according to
Shao Yong's concept of the
I Ching and history. •
1194 BC—The beginning of the legendary
Trojan War. • —
Wu Ding,
king of the
Shang dynasty, dies in the fifty-ninth year of his reign, and is succeeded by his son
Zu Geng. •
1191 BC—
Menestheus, legendary
King of Athens, dies during the
Trojan War after a reign of 23 years and is succeeded by his nephew
Demophon, a son of
Theseus. Other accounts place his death a decade later and shortly after the
Trojan War (see
1180s BC). ==Significant people==