Seventeenth Dynasty
Thebes in Turmoil Rediscovers its Egyptian Spirit
1650 to 1550 BC
|
Period |
Seat of Power |
Factions |
Dating System |
|
Second Intermediate |
Thebes |
Saite, Theban, Hyksos, various provincial |
Piccione |
The Seventeenth Dynasty co-existed with the Fifteenth and Sixteenth. They were a collection of Theban nobles who exerted some limited control over the surrounding area, but who for the most part were under the subjugation of the Hyksos. This situation would change under the rules of Tao II and his son Kamose, who would organize resistance culminating in the defeat of the Hyksos, the reunion of Upper and Lower Egypt, and the end of the Second Intermediate Period.
|
Name of Ruler |
Years of Reign |
Capitol |
| Intef V |
1668 to 1663 BC |
Thebes |
| Rahotep |
??? |
Thebes |
| Sobekemsaf I |
??? |
Thebes |
| Djehuti |
??? |
Thebes |
| Mentuhotep VI |
??? |
Thebes |
| Nebiriau I |
??? |
Thebes |
| Nebiriau II |
??? |
Thebes |
| Senwosret V |
??? |
Thebes |
| Semenenre |
??? |
Thebes |
| Seuserenre |
??? |
Thebes |
| Sobekemsaf II |
1610 to 1601 BC |
Thebes |
| Intef VI |
1601 to 1596 BC |
Thebes |
| Intef VII |
??? |
Thebes |
| Tao I (Senakhtenre) |
1596 to 1591 BC |
Thebes |
| Tao II (Seqenenre) |
1591 to 1576 BC |
Thebes |
| Kamose |
??? to 1549 BC |
Thebes |