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Nikare II
- Dynasty
- 16th Dynasty (local petty kings)
- Period
- Second Intermediate Period, c. 1780–1550 BC
- Capital at the time
- Itjtawy, Avaris (Hyksos), Thebes
Nikare II is listed in the king list under ‘16th Dynasty (local petty kings)’ and so belongs to this period: Second Intermediate Period (c. 1780–1550 BC). No exact reign dates have survived.
What is known about Nikare II
Attested only on scarabs.
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
16th Dynasty (local petty kings): all rulers
- Anat-her (Anathaddi)
- Aperanat (Useranat)
- Semqen
- Sakir-Har
- Apepi II
- Sheshi
- Yaqub-Har (Yaqabhaddu)
- Ya'ammu (Yaam)
- Yakbim (Yakabam)
- Aamu
- Pepi III
- Nebmaatre
- Aahotepre
- Aanetjerire
- Meribre
- Nubankhre
- Nikare II
- Sharek
- Wadjed
- Qareh (Qur)
- Shenes
- Inek
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