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The chronology of the Twelfth Dynasty is the most stable of any period before the New Kingdom.The Turin Royal Canon gives 213 years (1991–1778 BC). Manetho stated that it was based in Thebes, but from contemporary records it is clear that the first king of this dynasty, Amenemhat I, moved its capital to a new city named "Amenemhat-itj-tawy" ("Amenemhat the Seizer of the Two Lands"), more ...
The first 30 divisions come from the 3rd century BC Egyptian priest Manetho, whose Aegyptaiaca, was probably written for a Greek-speaking Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt but survives only in fragments and summaries. The names of the last two, the short-lived Persian-ruled 31st Dynasty and the longer-lasting Ptolemaic Dynasty, are later coinings.
Third pharaoh of the 12th dynasty of Egypt. He was the son of Senusret I through the latter's chief wife, Queen Neferu III. Amenemhat III: Pharaoh: 12th dynasty (reigned c. 1860 BC – c. 1814 BC) Sixth king of the 12th dynasty. Son of Senusret III. Amenemhat IV: Pharaoh: 12th dynasty (reigned c. 1815 BC – c. 1806 BC) Seventh king of the 12th ...
As with most ancient Egyptian royal dynasties, the family tree for the Twelfth Dynasty is complex and unclear. Senusret: Neferet: Amenemhat I: Neferitatjenen: Senusret I:
Khakaure Senusret III (also written as Senwosret III or the hellenised form, Sesostris III) was a pharaoh of Egypt.He ruled from 1878 BC to 1839 BC during a time of great power and prosperity, [1] and was the fifth king of the Twelfth Dynasty of the Middle Kingdom.
Dynasty V of Egypt (2498–2345 BC) – Old Kingdom of Egypt; Dynasty VI of Egypt (2345–2181 BC) – Old Kingdom of Egypt; Dynasty VII of Egypt (c. 2181 BC) – Existence is disputed among historians; Dynasty VIII of Egypt (2181–2160 BC) Dynasty IX of Egypt (2160–2130 BC) Dynasty X of Egypt (2130–2040 BC) Dynasty XI of Egypt (2130 ...
Senusret I (Middle Egyptian: z-n-wsrt; /suʀ nij ˈwas.ɾiʔ/) also anglicized as Sesostris I and Senwosret I, was the second pharaoh of the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt.He ruled from 1971 BC to 1926 BC (1920 BC to 1875 BC), [2] and was one of the most powerful kings of this Dynasty.
In medieval Irish and Scottish legend, Scota is the daughter of an Egyptian pharaoh and ancestor of the Gaels. [1] She is said to be the origin of their Latin name Scoti, but historians say she (and her alleged ancestors and spouses) was purely mythological and was created to explain the name and to fit the Gaels into a historical narrative. [1 ...