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.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian dynasty
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dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Theban royal necropolis
NERFINISHED
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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
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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
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Seqenenre Tao II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Intef IX
NERFINISHED
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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
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hieroglyphs ⓘ |
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