Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt
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Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Seventeenth Dynasty.
The Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period.
The Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt 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 Dynasties 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 was the brother (or perhaps uncle) of Ahmose, the first king of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Name | Dates |
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Rahotep Sekhemrewahkhaw | Unknown |
Sobekemsaf I Sekhemreshedtawy | Unknown |
Antef VI Sekhemrewepmaat | Unknown |
Antef VII Nebkheperre | Unknown |
Intef VIII Sekhemreherhermaat | Unknown |
Sobekemsaf II Sekhemrewadjkhaw | 1566 BC-1559 BC 7 years |
Tao I the Elder Senakhtenre | 1559 BC-1558 BC 1 year |
Tao II the Brave Seqenenre | 1558 BC-1554 BC 4 years |
Kamose | 1554 BC-1549 BC 5 years |
This chronological table and all published dates are derived from Kim Ryholt's book, "The Political Situation in Egypt during the Second Intermediate Period (Carsten Niebuhr Institute Publications," vol.20. (Copenhagen: Museum Tusculanum Press, 1997) ISBN 87-7289-421-0, pp.203-204