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Inyotef I (Sehertawy) in Tour Egypt

INYOTEF I (SEHERTAWY) 2074-2064 B.C. 11TH DYNASTY. Inyotef I was the founder of the 11th Dynasty. He took Thebes as the Capitol of Egypt and ruled it from 2074 till 2064 BC. He was the son of Montuhotep I, the "elder". The king took over a divided Egypt and tried to reunite the north and the south under his power. Herakleopolitans ruled North...

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Mentuhotep III (Sankhkare) in Tour Egypt

MENTUHOTEP III OF ANCIENT EGYPT'S 11TH DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN. Mentuhotep III (actually, the second Mentuhotep of the Middle Kingdom and sometimes referred to as Mentuhotep II), benefited from a strong and flourishing country upon the death of his father, Mentuhotep II. He used this to good advantage, though by the time he took the throne of Egyp...

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Amenemhet IV (Maakherure) in Tour Egypt

AMENEMHET IV (MAAKHERURE) 1772-1763 B.C. 12TH DYNASTY - This seventh king of the 12th Dynasty was probably the son of Amenemhet III. He co-ruled with Amenemhet III and a temple at Medinet Madi in the Faiyum was probably built by both kings. Due to his father’s long reign, Amenemhet IV was old when he assumed the throne. He had no male heir and w...

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Nikare in Wikipedia

Nikare may have been a seventh dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. His name is only attested on the Abydos King List....

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Mentuhotep III in Wikipedia

Sankhkare Mentuhotep III or Mentohotep III[3] of the Eleventh dynasty was Pharaoh of Egypt during the Middle Kingdom. He continued the building program of his father Mentuhotep II, erecting temples to among others, Amun and Montu, local gods who had grown in prominence during the First Intermediate Period. He was assigned a reign of 12 years in ...

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Amenemhet II (Nubkaure) in Tour Egypt

AMENEMHET II, 3RD KING OF THE 12TH DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN. Amenemhet II was the son of Senusret I and one of his chief queens, Nefru. He was the third ruler of Egypt's 12th Dynasty. Like his father, he served the first part of his reign as co-regent (perhaps for only two years) with Senusret I. His co-regency may have been short, but we are told ...

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Intef I in Wikipedia

Intef I was a local Egyptian ruler at Thebes, and a member of the Eleventh dynasty during the First Intermediate Period. He was the first of his dynasty to assume the title of Pharaoh, with the Horus name of Sehertawy, ('He who has brought calm to the Two Lands').[2] Intef I was the son of Mentuhotep I. His authority was contested by the other...

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Amenemhat II in Wikipedia

Nubkhaure Amenemhat II was the third pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt. Not much is known about his reign. He ruled Egypt for 35 years from 1929 BC to 1895 BC and was the son of Senusret I through the latter's chief wife, Queen Nefru.[1] His queen is not known; although recently a certain king's wife' named Senet has been proposed. ...

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Amenemhat IV in Wikipedia

Amenemhat IV, or Amenemhet IV was Pharaoh of Egypt, likely ruling between ca. 1815 BC and ca. 1806 BC. He served first as the junior coregent of Amenemhat III[2] and completed the latter's temple at Medinet Maadi,[3] which is "the only intact temple still existing from the Middle Kingdom" according to Zahi Hawass, Secretary-General of the Supreme...

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Neferkahor in Wikipedia

Neferkahor may have been a seventh dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. His name is only attested on the Abydos King List and on a cylinder seal....

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