Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
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The Second Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation and foreign rule, notably by the Hyksos, between the Middle and New Kingdoms.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Second Intermediate Period of Egypt canonical | 9 |
| Second Intermediate Period | 2 |
| Second Intermediate Period (onset) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T807909 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Intermediate Period of Egypt Context triple: [Pharaonic Egypt, period, Second Intermediate Period of Egypt]
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A.
First Intermediate Period of Egypt
The First Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation, weakened central authority, and regional rivalries between local rulers that separated the Old Kingdom from the Middle Kingdom.
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B.
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was a classical phase of ancient Egyptian civilization marked by political reunification, flourishing literature and arts, and major developments in administration and temple building.
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C.
Late Period of Egypt
The Late Period of Egypt was the final era of native Egyptian rule, marked by political fragmentation, foreign invasions (notably by the Persians), and a cultural revival that looked back to earlier Pharaonic traditions.
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D.
New Kingdom of Egypt
The New Kingdom of Egypt was a powerful and expansive era of ancient Egyptian civilization, marked by imperial conquest, monumental temple building, and flourishing art and culture roughly between the 16th and 11th centuries BCE.
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E.
Old Kingdom of Egypt
The Old Kingdom of Egypt was an early period of ancient Egyptian civilization, often called the "Age of the Pyramids," marked by centralized pharaonic power and the construction of monumental stone pyramids and tomb complexes.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Second Intermediate Period of Egypt Target entity description: The Second Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation and foreign rule, notably by the Hyksos, between the Middle and New Kingdoms.
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A.
First Intermediate Period of Egypt
The First Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation, weakened central authority, and regional rivalries between local rulers that separated the Old Kingdom from the Middle Kingdom.
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B.
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt was a classical phase of ancient Egyptian civilization marked by political reunification, flourishing literature and arts, and major developments in administration and temple building.
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C.
Late Period of Egypt
The Late Period of Egypt was the final era of native Egyptian rule, marked by political fragmentation, foreign invasions (notably by the Persians), and a cultural revival that looked back to earlier Pharaonic traditions.
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D.
New Kingdom of Egypt
The New Kingdom of Egypt was a powerful and expansive era of ancient Egyptian civilization, marked by imperial conquest, monumental temple building, and flourishing art and culture roughly between the 16th and 11th centuries BCE.
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E.
Old Kingdom of Egypt
The Old Kingdom of Egypt was an early period of ancient Egyptian civilization, often called the "Age of the Pyramids," marked by centralized pharaonic power and the construction of monumental stone pyramids and tomb complexes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical period
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period of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 230 years ⓘ |
| archaeologicalSite | Tell el-Dab'a ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Avaris
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Thebes ⓘ |
| capital | Avaris ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
Hyksos domination in northern Egypt
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foreign rule ⓘ political fragmentation ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | second of the three intermediate periods of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| conflict | wars between Hyksos and Theban rulers ⓘ |
| country |
Pharaonic Egypt
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surface form:
Ancient Egypt
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| culturalInteraction | contact between Egyptians and Levantine populations ⓘ |
| economicCondition | regionalized control of resources ⓘ |
| endCause | Theban victory over Hyksos ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1550 BCE ⓘ |
| followedByEvent |
expulsion of the Hyksos
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reunification of Egypt under Ahmose I ⓘ |
| follows | Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext |
Late Bronze Age
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surface form:
Eastern Mediterranean Bronze Age
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| hasPart |
Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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surface form:
Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt
Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ 13th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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| hasSource |
Manetho
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surface form:
Manetho's king lists (indirectly preserved)
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| historiographicalTerm |
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Second Intermediate Period
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| introducedTechnology |
composite bow
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horse-drawn chariot ⓘ |
| knownFor | introduction of new military technologies ⓘ |
| language |
Egyptian language family
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surface form:
Egyptian language
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| mainForeignGroup | Hyksos ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Ahmose I
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Kamose ⓘ Seqenenre Tao ⓘ |
| partOf | history of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalStructure | multiple competing dynasties ⓘ |
| precededByEvent | decline of the Middle Kingdom ⓘ |
| precedes | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| region |
Lower Egypt
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Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1782 BCE ⓘ |
| successorState |
18th Dynasty of Egypt
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surface form:
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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Input
Subject: Second Intermediate Period of Egypt Description of subject: The Second Intermediate Period of Egypt was a time of political fragmentation and foreign rule, notably by the Hyksos, between the Middle and New Kingdoms.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
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historiographicalTerm
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Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Second Intermediate Period
this entity surface form:
Second Intermediate Period
this entity surface form:
Second Intermediate Period (onset)