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Ancient Egypt
Compiled by A.D. Riddle.
Compiled by A.D. Riddle.
Historical Periods
Dates based on Ian Shaw, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (New York: Oxford University Press, 2000).
Predynastic/Archaic Period
4500 BC - 3100 BC
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Early Dynastic Period
3100 BC - 2700 BC
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Old Kingdom
2700 BC - 2200 BC
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First Intermediate Period
2200 BC - 2040 BC
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Middle Kingdom
2040 BC - 1650 BC
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Second Intermediate Period
1773 BC - 1550 BC
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New Kingdom
1550 BC - 1069 BC
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Third Intermediate Period
1069 BC - 664 BC
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Late Period
664 BC - 332 BC
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Ptolemaic Period
332 BC - 30 BC
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Roman Period
30 BC - 395 AD
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Egyptian Dynasties
Dates based on Ian Shaw, The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt (New York: Oxford University Press, 2000).
0th Dynasty
3200 BC - 3000 BC
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1st Dynasty
3000 BC - 2890 BC
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2nd Dynasty
2890 BC - 2686 BC
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3rd Dynasty
2686 BC - 2613 BC
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4th Dynasty
2613 BC - 2494 BC
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5th Dynasty
2494 BC - 2345 BC
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6th Dynasty
2345 BC - 2181 BC
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7th Dynasty
2181 BC - 2181 BC
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Dynasty rules for 70 days.
8th Dynasty
2181 BC - 2160 BC
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9th Dynasty
2160 BC - 2130 BC
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10th Dynasty
2130 BC - 2025 BC
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11th Dynasty
2125 BC - 1985 BC
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12th Dynasty
1985 BC - 1773 BC
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13th Dynasty
1773 BC - 1650 BC
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Egyptian dynasty.
14th Dynasty
1773 BC - 1650 BC
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Canaanite/Asiatic/Semitic rulers.
15th Dynasty
1650 BC - 1550 BC
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Hyksos rulers.
16th Dynasty
1650 BC - 1580 BC
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Egyptian dynasty.
17th Dynasty
1580 BC - 1550 BC
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Egyptian dynasty. Drives the Hyksos out of Egypt and continues as Egypt's 18th Dynasty.
18th Dynasty
1550 BC - 1295 BC
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19th Dynasty
1295 BC - 1186 BC
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20th Dynasty
1186 BC - 1069 BC
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Theban Priest-Kings/Generals
1080 BC - 969 BC
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From about the last decade of the 20th Dynasty (reign of Ramesses XI) until perhaps near the end of the 21st Dynasty (uncertain), the High Priests of Amun acted as effective rulers in Thebes, later all of Southern (Upper) Egypt. They were Libyans related by blood to rulers of the 21st Dynasty.
21st Dynasty
1069 BC - 945 BC
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Libyan rulers based in Tanis.
22nd Dynasty
945 BC - 715 BC
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Libyan rulers based in Bubastis and Tanis.
23rd Dynasty
818 BC - 715 BC
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Libyan rulers based in Leontopolis.
25th Dynasty
747 BC - 656 BC
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Nubian/Kushite rulers based in Napata and Memphis.
24th Dynasty
727 BC - 715 BC
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Libyan rulers based in Sais.
26th Dynasty
664 BC - 525 BC
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Libyan rulers based in Sais.
27th Dynasty
525 BC - 404 BC
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Also called First Persian Period or First Egyptian Satrapy. Part of Achaemenid/Persian Empire.
28th Dynasty
404 BC - 399 BC
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29th Dynasty
399 BC - 380 BC
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30th Dynasty
380 BC - 343 BC
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31st Dynasty
343 BC - 332 BC
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Also called Second Persian Period or Second Egyptian Satrapy. Part of Achaemenid/Persian Empire.