States and territories established in the 16th century BC

the first ancient Chinese dynasty to leave historical records (1600-1046 BC); the empire ruled by this dynasty

The Kassites (; Neo-Assyrian: 𒂵𒅆𒄿, ka₃-ši-i, kašši) were a people of the ancient Near East, originating from the Zagros Mountains. They controlled Babylonia under the Kassite Dynasty after the fall of the Old Babylonian Empire from until (short chronology).

Dynasty of Egypt between 1550 BCE and 1295 BCE, notably comprising Akenaten and Hatshepsut

third Dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian Second Intermediate Period