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Intef II
- Reign
- 2065–2016 (2103–2054) BC
- Other names
- Wah-ankh
- Dynasty
- 11th Dynasty
- Period
- Middle Kingdom, c. 2040–1780 BC
- Capital at the time
- Thebes, then Itjtawy (near el-Lisht)
Intef II is listed in the king list under ‘11th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Middle Kingdom (c. 2040–1780 BC). Reign: 2065–2016 (2103–2054) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. Other recorded names: Wah-ankh.
What is known about Intef II
Intef II secured the rule of the 11th Dynasty in the south as far as Elephantine and extended its sphere of power northwards.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- c. 2040 BCMentuhotep II reunites the country and builds his mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari.
Other events of the period
- c. 1950 BCAmenemhat I moves the royal residence to Itjtawy; the ‘Story of Sinuhe’ is composed under Senusret I.
- c. 1870 BCSenusret III secures the southern frontier with a chain of mighty fortresses in Nubia, such as those at Semna and Buhen.
More about this period: Middle Kingdom
11th Dynasty: all rulers
- Mentuhotep I
- Intef I
- Intef II
- Intef III
- Mentuhotep II
- Mentuhotep III
- Mentuhotep IV
- In(tef)
- Iyibkhentre
- Segerseni
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