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CLAS/HIST240 Ancient Societies
Egyptian Chronology
DATE | PERIOD | DYNASTY | RULER |
before 3200 BC | Pre-dynastic Period (Nagada Period) |
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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) |
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Amenhotep IV = Akhenaten (wife = Nefertiti) |
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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) |
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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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