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Depiction: Hor I
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Second Intermediate Period · 13th Dynasty

Hor I

Reign
c. 1732 BC
Throne name
Aw-ib-Re
Dynasty
13th Dynasty
Period
Second Intermediate Period, c. 1780–1550 BC
Capital at the time
Itjtawy, Avaris (Hyksos), Thebes

Hor I is listed in the king list under ‘13th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Second Intermediate Period (c. 1780–1550 BC). Reign: c. 1732 BC. The throne name is Aw-ib-Re.

What is known about Hor I

He was buried next to the pyramid of Amenemhat III at Dahshur.

From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.

The period: Second Intermediate Period

Many kings in quick succession weaken the realm. Immigrants from Western Asia, the Hyksos (‘rulers of foreign lands’), take power in the north, while a separate royal house rules in Thebes.

More about this period: Second Intermediate Period

13th Dynasty: all rulers

Further reading

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