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Dynasties of Ancient Egypt |
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| Period |
Dynasty |
Date |
Major Rulers |
History |
| Early Dynastic Period |
I |
3110-2884 BC |
Menes |
Unification of Upper and Lower Egypt |
| II |
2884-2780 BC |
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Memphis founded |
| Old Kingdom |
III |
2780-2680 BC |
Snefru |
Step Pyramid built |
| IV |
2680-2565 BC |
Khufu (Cheops), Khafre, Menkaure |
Age of the great pyramids |
| V |
2565-2420 BC |
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| VI |
2420-2258 BC |
Pepi I, Pepi II |
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| First Intermediate Period |
VII, VIII |
2258-2225 BC |
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Egypt divided politically. Control by local monarchs. |
| IX, X |
2225-2134 BC |
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Capital at Heracleopolis |
| XI |
2134-2000 BC |
Mentuhotep II |
Capital at Thebes. Reunification |
| Middle Kingdom |
XII |
200-1786 BC |
Amenemhet I, Sesostris I, Amenemhet II, Sesostris II,
Amenemhet III, Amenemhet IV |
Conquest of Nubia |
| Second Intermediate Period |
XIII-XVII |
1786-1570 BC |
Hyksos |
Egypt liberated by Theban dynasty |
| New Kingdom |
XVIII |
1570-1342 BC |
Amenhotep I, Thutmose I, II, III, IV, Akhenaton, Tutankhamun |
Period of empire building - extends from Syrian to Southern
Sudan. Capital city Thebes. Extensive building programme |
| XIX |
1342-1200 BC |
Ramses I, Ramses II |
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| XX |
1200-1085 BC |
Ramses III |
New Kingdom declines |
| XXI |
1085-945 BC |
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Egypt divided - Amun rule in Thebes and pharoahs in Tanis |
| XXII |
945-745 BC |
Sheshonk I |
Libyan dynasty |
| XXIII |
745-718 BC |
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Nubian dynasty with invasion of Piankhi |
| XXIV |
718-712 BC |
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| XXV |
712-663 BC |
Taharka |
Invasion by Assyria - foreign domination follows |
| XXVI |
663-525 BC |
Necho |
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| XXVII |
525-405 BC |
Achaemenids of Persia, Darius II |
Egypt revolts |
| XXVIII, XXIX, XXX |
405-332 BC |
Nekhtnebf I |
Last native dynasties, endinf with conquest of Alexander the
great. Capital at Sais, Mendes, then Sebennytos |
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