Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt

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The Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt was a line of Theban rulers who helped drive out the Hyksos and paved the way for the reunification of Egypt and the rise of the New Kingdom.

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instanceOf ancient Egyptian dynasty
dynasty
associatedWith Theban royal necropolis NERFINISHED
rise of Ahmose I of the Eighteenth Dynasty
capital Thebes NERFINISHED
chronologicalPosition penultimate dynasty of the Second Intermediate Period
chronology late 16th century BC
coexistedWith Hyksos Fifteenth Dynasty in Lower Egypt NERFINISHED
conflict wars of liberation against the Hyksos
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
culturalContinuityWith Middle Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
dynasticSeat Thebes NERFINISHED
endTime c. 1550 BC
era Second Intermediate Period NERFINISHED
followedBy New Kingdom of Egypt NERFINISHED
governmentType absolute monarchy
knownFor Theban resistance to Hyksos rule
paving the way for the New Kingdom of Egypt
war against the Hyksos
language Egyptian language
locatedIn Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
mainBurialSite Dra Abu el-Naga NERFINISHED
militaryCampaignsLedBy Kamose NERFINISHED
Seqenenre Tao II NERFINISHED
notableRuler Intef IX NERFINISHED
Intef VII NERFINISHED
Intef VIII NERFINISHED
Kamose NERFINISHED
Senakhtenre Ahmose NERFINISHED
Seqenenre Tao NERFINISHED
Seqenenre Tao II NERFINISHED
Sobekemsaf I NERFINISHED
Sobekemsaf II NERFINISHED
opponent Hyksos Fifteenth Dynasty NERFINISHED
partOf Second Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED
politicalCenter Thebes in Upper Egypt NERFINISHED
politicalStatus Theban kingdom NERFINISHED
predecessor Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
regionControlled Upper Egypt around Thebes
religion ancient Egyptian religion
resultedIn reunification of Egypt under the Eighteenth Dynasty
ruledFrom Thebes NERFINISHED
significance transition between Second Intermediate Period and New Kingdom
startTime c. 1580 BC
successor Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED
usedRoyalTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
usedWritingSystem hieratic script
hieroglyphs

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Second Intermediate Period of Egypt hasPart Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt