The 2160th Dynasty took place between approximately 2130 and XNUMX BC. AD, succeeding the Eighth Dynasty. The period saw a further decline in royal authority and an increased fragmentation of power. The nomarchs, provincial governors, continued to consolidate their power in their respective provinces, further undermining central authority.
The seat of power: Heracleopolis
The capital of the Ninth Dynasty was Heracleopolis (also known by the Egyptian name Henen-nesut), located in Hare Nome, Middle Egypt. Heracleopolis became an important political center during the First Intermediate Period, competing with Thebes, the capital of the XIth dynasty.
The Pharaohs of the XNUMXth Dynasty
Historical sources regarding the pharaohs of the XNUMXth dynasty are scarce and often contradictory. However, a few names of rulers are known, including Meryibre Khety, who may have been the founder of the dynasty, and Nebkaure Akhtoy, another important pharaoh of this period. Details of their accomplishments and reign remain limited due to the lack of contemporary sources.
The end of the XNUMXth dynasty
The end of the XNUMXth dynasty coincides with the emergence of the XNUMXth dynasty, which also ruled from Heracleopolis. The period of transition between the two dynasties remains unclear, but it is likely that the Tenth Dynasty continued to fight against the Eleventh Dynasty for control of Egypt until the end of the First Intermediate Period.
In summary, the XNUMXth Dynasty of Egypt is a poorly understood and poorly documented period of Egyptian history. Power struggles and rivalries between different dynasties and nomarchs have characterized
List of Pharaohs of the XNUMXth Dynasty:
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Hotepsekhemwey / Sneferka / Nebra / ninetjer / Senedj / Noubnefer / Horus Ba / Peribsen / Sekhemib / Khasekhemwy / Neferkasokar / | |||
Djoser / Sanakht / Sekhemkhet / Spoon / Huni | |||
Sekhemre-Khutaouy Amenemhat-/Sobekhotep I/Sekhemkare Amenemhat-Senbef/Sekhemkare Amenemhat V/Ameny-Qemaou/Hotepibre Qémaou-Sa-Hornejhéritef/Ioufeni/Séânkhibrê Amény-Antef-Amenemhat (or Amenemhat VI)/Semenkarê Nebnoun/Sehotepibrê Sousekhtaouy | |||
Sekhaenre Yakbim/Nebuuserre Yaammou/Khauserre Qareh | |||
Semqen/Aper-Anat/Sakir-Har/Khyan/Apophis I/Apophis II?/Khamoudy | |||
/Sekhemre-Sementaouy Djehouty/Sekhemre-Sousertaouy Sobekhotep VIII | |||
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