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CLAS/HIST240 Ancient Societies
Egyptian Chronology

DATE PERIOD DYNASTY RULER
before 3200 BC Pre-dynastic Period
(Nagada Period)
   
3200-2780 Early Dynastic Period    
3200-2980   1st Dynasty Menes-Narmer
      Aha-menes
      Djer
      Wadj
      Den
2980-2780   2nd Dynasty  
2780-2258 OLD KINGDOM    
2780-2680   3rd Dynasty Djoser
2680-2565   4th Dynasty Snefru
      Khufu (Cheops)
      Khafre
2565-2420   5th Dynasty  
2420-2258   6th Dynasty Pepys I
      Pepys II
      Merenre II and Nitocris
2258-2040 1st Intermediate Period 7th-10th Dynasties  
2040-1786 MIDDLE KINGDOM    
2040-1991   11th Dynasty Menuhotep II
1991-1786   12th Dynasty Amememmes I = Amenemhet
      Sesostris I
      Sesostris II
      Sesostris III
      Amememmes III = Amenemhet III
1786-1567 2nd Intermediate Period 13th-17th Dynasties The Hyksos
1567-1085 NEW KINGDOM    
1570-1342   18th Dynasty Ahmose
      Amenhotep I = Amenophis III
      Thutmose I (Ahmose)
      Hatshepsut
      Thutmose III
      Amenhotep III = Amenophis III

(wife = Tiy)

      Amenhotep IV = Akhenaten

(wife = Nefertiti)

      Semenhkare (Meritaten)
      Tutankhamon (Ankhesenpaaten)
      Horemheb
1342-1197   19th Dynasty Rameses I
      Rameses II
      Merenptah
1197-1085   20th Dynasty Rameses III
      Rameses IV
1085-715 3rd Intermediate Period 21st-24th Dynasties  
751-525 LATE KINGDOM    
751-664   25th Dynasty (The Nubian Dynasty) Kashta
      Piye = Piankhy (Kenensat)
      Shabaka
      Shabataka = Shebitku (Qalhata)
      Taharqa (Amendukhat)
      Tanwetamani Tanutamun

(wife = Shepenwepet)

663-525   26th Dynasty (The Saite Dynasty)
      Psamtik = Psammetichus I
      Psamtik = Psammetichus II
After 525 Egypt is ruled by the Persians, the Greeks (Ptolemies), and then the Romans.

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