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Merdjefare
- Dynasty
- 14th Dynasty
- Period
- Second Intermediate Period, c. 1780–1550 BC
- Capital at the time
- Itjtawy, Avaris (Hyksos), Thebes
Merdjefare is listed in the king list under ‘14th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Second Intermediate Period (c. 1780–1550 BC). No exact reign dates have survived.
What is known about Merdjefare
Attested in his own time only by a stela.
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.
- from c. 1760 BC13th Dynasty: more than 60 kings, most with short reigns; the administration nevertheless carries on.
- c. 1650 BCThe Hyksos of the 15th Dynasty rule from Avaris in the eastern Nile Delta.
- during this periodThe horse and chariot become established in Egypt and transform warfare.
- Year 33 of ApepiRhind Papyrus: a scribe copies a mathematical textbook from the time of Amenemhat III containing 84 problems.
More about this period: Second Intermediate Period
14th Dynasty: all rulers
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