The 1490s BC was a decade lasting from January 1, 1499 BC to December 31, 1490 BC.

Events and trends

• Egypt conquers Nubia and the Levant (1504 BC–1492 BC).
• 1500 BC: Coalescence of a number of cultural traits including undecorated pottery, megalithic burials, and millet-bean-rice agriculture indicate the beginning of the Mumun Pottery Period in the Korean peninsula.^[1]
• 1497 BC—Cranaus, legendary King of Athens, is deposed after a reign of 10 years by his son-in-law Amphictyon of Thessaly, son of Deucalion and Pyrrha.
• 1493 BC—Thutmose I (Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt) died.
• c. 1492 BC—Thutmose I dies (other date is 1493 BC).
• 1492 BC—April 3—Lunar Saros 37 begins.^[2]
• 1491 BC—According to James Ussher's chronology, this is when Moses led the Hebrews from Egypt. This was called the Exodus.

Significant people

• Thutmose II of Egypt, Pharaoh of the eighteenth dynasty of Egypt (c. 1493 BC – c. 1479 BC).