The fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period. The seventeenth dynasty dates approximately from 1580 to 1550 BCE.[1]
Rulers[]
Known rulers of the seventeenth dynasty are as follows:[1]
| Name | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rahotep Sekhemrewahkhaw | Unknown |
| Sobekemsaf I Sekhemreshedtawy | Unknown |
| Intef VI Sekhemrewepmaat | Unknown |
| Intef VII Nebkheperre | Unknown |
| Intef VIII Sekhemreherhermaat | Unknown |
| Sobekemsaf II Sekhemrewadjkhaw | 7 years |
| Senakhtenre Tao I | 1 year |
| Seqenenre Tao II | c. 1560 4 years |
| Kamose | 1555 to 1550 BCE 5 years |
The seventeenth dynasty covers a period of time when Egypt was split into a set of small Hyksos-ruled kingdoms. It is mainly Theban rulers contemporary with the fifteenth and sixteenth dynasties.
The last two kings of the dynasty opposed the Hyksos rule over Egypt and initiated a war that would rid Egypt of the Hyksos kings and began a period of unified rule, the New Kingdom.
Kamose the second son of Tao II the Brave was the brother of Ahmose I, the first king of the eighteenth dynasty.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Shaw, Ian, ed (2000). The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press. p. 481. ISBN 0-19-815034-2.
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