Tenth Dynasty of Egypt

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The Tenth Dynasty of Egypt was a line of pharaohs ruling from Herakleopolis during the politically fragmented First Intermediate Period, preceding the reunification of the country in the Middle Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian dynasty
dynasty
associatedWithText Instruction for King Merikare
surface form: Instruction of Merikare
capital Herakleopolis Magna
chronologicalPosition tenth royal dynasty in traditional Egyptian king lists
contemporaryWith 11th Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
endTime c. 2040 BCE
era First Intermediate Period of Egypt
followedBy 11th Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
follows Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
hasCulturalPeriod First Intermediate Period of Egypt
hasGovernmentForm monarchy
hasNumberOfRulers approximately 9 to 19 (uncertain)
hasPharaoh Khety III
Merikare
Meryibre Khety
Wahkare Khety
hasRulingTitle pharaoh
hasSeatOfPower Herakleopolis Magna
includedIn Egyptian chronology
knownFor conflict with Theban rulers of the Eleventh Dynasty
political fragmentation of Egypt
rule from Herakleopolis
languageUsed Egyptian language family
surface form: Egyptian language
locatedInTime First Intermediate Period of Egypt
mainUrbanCenter Herakleopolis Magna
partOf First Intermediate Period of Egypt
politicalStatus one of several rival dynasties in Egypt
precedes Middle Kingdom of Egypt
predecessorDynasty Ninth Dynasty of Egypt
regionRuled Lower Egypt
central Egypt
surface form: Middle Egypt
religion ancient Egyptian religion
ruledFrom Herakleopolis Magna
startTime c. 2130 BCE
status disputed in details by Egyptologists
successorDynasty 11th Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs
hieratic script

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First Intermediate Period of Egypt hasPart Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
Ihnasya al-Madinah (Herakleopolis Magna) wasCapitalDuring Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
subject surface form: Ihnasya al-Madinah
Ihnasya al-Madinah (Herakleopolis Magna) associatedWithDynasty Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
subject surface form: Ihnasya al-Madinah
11th Dynasty of Egypt precededBy Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: 10th Dynasty of Egypt
11th Dynasty of Egypt initialRival Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: Herakleopolitan kings of the 10th Dynasty
Mentuhotep II conflictWith Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: Herakleopolitan rulers of the Tenth Dynasty
Ninth Dynasty of Egypt followedBy Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
Ninth Dynasty of Egypt successorState Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: Herakleopolitan Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
Herakleopolis Magna wasSeatOfGovernmentDuring Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
Herakleopolis Magna governedByDynasty Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
Herakleopolitan dynasties associatedWith Tenth Dynasty of Egypt