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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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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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Neferusobek (Sobekkare) in Tour Egypt

SOBEKNEFERU THE FIRST CERTAIN FEMALE KING OF EGYPT by Jimmy Dunn. Undoubtedly, the structuring of Egyptian royalty was meant to focus upon a male king, who was considered to be the earthly manifestation of Horus, a male god. Normally, a king would be succeeded by his senior surviving son, but every so often in Egyptian history, a woman rose to p...

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Neferkaure II in Wikipedia

Neferkaure II was an eighth dynasty king of ancient Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. His name is attested on the Abydos King List, and also in the Turin Canon of Kings, which attributes him a rule of four years and two months.[1] This is precisely as long as one of his earlier predecessor's dates, which may cast some doubt on its ac...

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Inyotef II (Wahankh) in Tour Egypt

INYOTEF II (WAHANKH) 2064-2015 B.C. 11TH DYNASTY. Inyotef II was the second king of the 11th Dynasty. The king ruled Egypt from 2064 till 2015 B.C. and took Thebes as the capitol during his reign. He was the younger brother of Inyotef I. The king led an army against his Herakloplitan allies in Assyout. His enemies ruined the city of Thinis and ...

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Mentuhotep IV (Nebtawyre) in Tour Egypt

MENTUHOTEP IV NEBTAWYRE THE LAST KING OF EGYPT'S 11TH DYNASTY by Jimmy Dunn. Though Mentuhotep III Sankhkare (Mentuhotep II in a number of texts) is said by both the Saqqara and Abydos king lists as being the last of the 11th Dynasty rulers, followed immediately by Amenemhet I who founded the 12th Dynasty, the fragmentary papyrus known as the Roy...

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Senusret II (Khakheperre) in Tour Egypt

SENUSRET II, 4TH KING OF EGYPT'S 12TH DYNASTY BY JIMMY DUNN. Senusret II, the birth name of the fourth king of Egypt's 12th Dynasty, means "Man of Goddess Wosret". It was the name that seems to enter the royal linage because of this king's non-royal, great, great grandfather, the original Senusret and father of the founder of the Dynasty, Amenem...

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Intef II in Wikipedia

Intef II was a Pharaoh of the Eleventh dynasty during the First Intermediate Period. His capital was located at Thebes. At this time, Egypt was split between several local dynasties. After the death of the nomarch Ankhtifi, Intef II was able to unite all the southern nomes down to the First Cataract. After this he clashed with his main rivals, t...

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