Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt

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The Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt was a line of local rulers, likely of Canaanite origin, that governed parts of the eastern Nile Delta during the politically fragmented Second Intermediate Period.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
14th Dynasty of Egypt 1
Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian dynasty
political entity
associatedWith Asiatic populations in the Delta
capital Avaris NERFINISHED
category Second Intermediate Period dynasties of Egypt
chronologyStatus disputed dating
coexistedWith Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
endTime circa 1650 BCE
followedBy Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
Hyksos rule in Egypt
governmentForm monarchy
hasSourceOfDebate ethnic identity of rulers
overlap with Fifteenth Dynasty
relationship to Thirteenth Dynasty
hasUncertain exact chronological position
number of kings
territorial extent
historicalPeriod Bronze Age
knownFor Canaanite or Asiatic rulers in the eastern Delta
early foreign influence in Egyptian Delta
knownFrom Turin King List NERFINISHED
archaeological evidence from Tell el-Dab'a
languageUsed Egyptian language NERFINISHED
possibly West Semitic languages
likelyEthnicOrigin Canaanite NERFINISHED
Levantine
locatedInTime circa 1805 BCE – circa 1650 BCE
notableRuler Nehesy NERFINISHED
Sheshi NERFINISHED
Yakbim Sekhaenre NERFINISHED
partOf Second Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
history of Lower Egypt
politicalFragmentationPhase Second Intermediate Period disunity
politicalStatus contemporary with Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt
local rule
powerBase Avaris and surrounding region
precededBy Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
region Nile Delta NERFINISHED
eastern Nile Delta NERFINISHED
religion ancient Egyptian religion
ruledPartOf Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
eastern Nile Delta
startTime circa 1805 BCE
succeededBy Hyksos Fifteenth Dynasty in the Delta NERFINISHED
typeOfState regional kingdom

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13th Dynasty of Egypt followedBy Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: 14th Dynasty of Egypt
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt hasPart Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt hasPart Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt