Dynasties of Ancient Egypt (table)

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Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
Dynasty	Years	Famous Rulers
Old Kingdom (or Old Empire)
I	3110–2884 B.C.	Menes
II	2884–2780 B.C.
III	2780–2680 B.C.	Snefru
IV	2680–2565 B.C.	Khufu (Cheops), Khafre, Menkaure. Age of the great pyramids.
V	2565–2420 B.C.
VI	2420–2258 B.C.	Pepi I, Pepi II
First Intermediate Period
VII, VIII	2258–2225 B.C.	An obscure period.
IX, X	2225–2134 B.C.	Capital at Heracleopolis.
XI	2134–c.2000 B.C.	Capital at Thebes.
Middle Kingdom (or Middle Empire)
XII	2000–1786 B.C.	Amenemhet I, Sesostris I, Amenemhet II, Sesostris II, Sesostris III, Amenemhet III, Amenemhet IV
Second Intermediate Period
XIII–XVII	1786–1570 B.C.	The Hyksos. An obscure period.
New Kingdom (or New Empire)
XVIII	1570–c.1342 B.C.	Amenhotep I, Thutmose I, Hatshepsut (with Thutmose II initially), Thutmose III, Amenhotep II, Thutmose IV, Amenhotep III, Amenhotep IV (Ikhnaton), Tutankhamen
XIX	c.1342–1200 B.C.	Horemheb, Ramses I, Seti I, Ramses II, Merneptah, Seti II
XX	1200–1085 B.C.	Ramses III with Tiy. New Kingdom declines.
XXI	1085–945 B.C.	Tanite dynasty (capital at Tanis).
XXII	945–745 B.C.	Sheshonk I. Libyan dynasty (capital at Bubastis).
XXIII	745–718 B.C.	Nubian dynasty with invasion of Piankhi (capital at Bubastis).
XXIV	718–712 B.C.	Saïte dynasty (capital at Saïs).
XXV	712–663 B.C.	Taharka. Assyrian invasions begin foreign domination.
XXVI	663–525 B.C.	Psamtik, Necho, Apries, Amasis II (capital at Saïs).
XXVII	525–405 B.C.	The Achaemenids of Persia in control. Cambyses II to Darius II. Egypt revolts.
XXVIII–XXX	405–332 B.C.	Nekhtnebf I, Nekhtnebf II. Last native dynasties, ending with conquest by Alexander the Great. Capital at Saïs, then at Mendes, then at Sebennytos.

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