Xois, Egypt
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Xois, Egypt was an ancient city in the Nile Delta that served as the capital of the 14th Dynasty during Egypt’s Second Intermediate Period.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Xois | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient Egyptian city
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archaeological site ⓘ |
| archaeologicalStatus | site with limited visible remains ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Delta-based Fourteenth Dynasty rulers ⓘ |
| connectedTo | other Delta cities by waterways ⓘ |
| country | Egypt ⓘ |
| culture | ancient Egyptian culture ⓘ |
| declinePeriod | first millennium BCE ⓘ |
| dynastyCapitalOf | Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economy | Delta agriculture and trade ⓘ |
| era | Bronze Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| excavatedBy | various Egyptological surveys in the Nile Delta ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | situated on a Nile Delta branch ⓘ |
| governedBy | local Delta rulers during the Second Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Khasou
NERFINISHED
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Khasu NERFINISHED ⓘ Khasut NERFINISHED ⓘ modern Sakha (probable site) ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Ancient Egyptian cities
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Archaeological sites in Egypt ⓘ Former national capitals ⓘ |
| hasDeity | local forms of Egyptian gods ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Second Intermediate Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | being capital of a Hyksos‑era dynasty in the Delta ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Egypt
NERFINISHED
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Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn | classical sources as Xois ⓘ |
| partOf | ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalRole |
administrative center in the western Delta
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royal residence of Fourteenth Dynasty kings ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent Delta power center during early Second Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| referencedIn |
research on the Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt
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studies of the Second Intermediate Period ⓘ |
| region | northwestern Nile Delta ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| servedAs |
capital city during the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt
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capital of the Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | control of western Delta routes ⓘ |
| timeInhabited |
Middle Kingdom
NERFINISHED
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New Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Second Intermediate Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfLocation | urban settlement ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
NERFINISHED
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hieratic script ⓘ |
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