Sobekhotep (VII)

Reign: c. 1646–1644 BC
Throne name: Mery-kau-Re
Dynasty: 13th Dynasty
Period: Second Intermediate Period, c. 1780–1550 BC
Capital at the time: Itjtawy, Avaris (Hyksos), Thebes

Sobekhotep (VII) is listed in the king list under ‘13th Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Second Intermediate Period (c. 1780–1550 BC). Reign: c. 1646–1644 BC. The throne name is Mery-kau-Re.

What is known about Sobekhotep (VII)

He is the last ruler of the 13th Dynasty whose name is preserved in the Turin King List. The order of the kings who follow is therefore very uncertain.
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.

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.
c. 1545 BCThe Theban kings Seqenenre Tao and Kamose begin the war of liberation against the Hyksos; Seqenenre falls in battle.

More about this period: Second Intermediate Period

Sobekhotep (VII)

What is known about Sobekhotep (VII)

The period: Second Intermediate Period

13th Dynasty: all rulers

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