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CLAS/HIST240 Ancient Societies
Egyptian Chronology
| DATE | PERIOD | DYNASTY | RULER |
| before 3200 BC | Pre-dynastic Period (Nagada Period) |
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| 3200-2780 | Early Dynastic Period | ||
| 3200-2980 | 1st Dynasty | Menes-Narmer | |
| Aha-menes | |||
| Djer | |||
| Wadj | |||
| Den | |||
| 2980-2780 | 2nd Dynasty | ||
| 2780-2258 | OLD KINGDOM | ||
| 2780-2680 | 3rd Dynasty | Djoser | |
| 2680-2565 | 4th Dynasty | Snefru | |
| Khufu (Cheops) | |||
| Khafre | |||
| 2565-2420 | 5th Dynasty | ||
| 2420-2258 | 6th Dynasty | Pepys I | |
| Pepys II | |||
| Merenre II and Nitocris | |||
| 2258-2040 | 1st Intermediate Period | 7th-10th Dynasties | |
| 2040-1786 | MIDDLE KINGDOM | ||
| 2040-1991 | 11th Dynasty | Menuhotep II | |
| 1991-1786 | 12th Dynasty | Amememmes I = Amenemhet | |
| Sesostris I | |||
| Sesostris II | |||
| Sesostris III | |||
| Amememmes III = Amenemhet III | |||
| 1786-1567 | 2nd Intermediate Period | 13th-17th Dynasties | The Hyksos |
| 1567-1085 | NEW KINGDOM | ||
| 1570-1342 | 18th Dynasty | Ahmose | |
| Amenhotep I = Amenophis III | |||
| Thutmose I (Ahmose) | |||
| Hatshepsut | |||
| Thutmose III | |||
| Amenhotep III = Amenophis III (wife = Tiy) |
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| Amenhotep IV = Akhenaten (wife = Nefertiti) |
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| Semenhkare (Meritaten) | |||
| Tutankhamon (Ankhesenpaaten) | |||
| Horemheb | |||
| 1342-1197 | 19th Dynasty | Rameses I | |
| Rameses II | |||
| Merenptah | |||
| 1197-1085 | 20th Dynasty | Rameses III | |
| Rameses IV | |||
| 1085-715 | 3rd Intermediate Period | 21st-24th Dynasties | |
| 751-525 | LATE KINGDOM | ||
| 751-664 | 25th Dynasty (The Nubian Dynasty) | Kashta | |
| Piye = Piankhy (Kenensat) | |||
| Shabaka | |||
| Shabataka = Shebitku (Qalhata) | |||
| Taharqa (Amendukhat) | |||
| Tanwetamani Tanutamun (wife = Shepenwepet) |
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| 663-525 | 26th Dynasty | (The Saite Dynasty) | |
| Psamtik = Psammetichus I | |||
| Psamtik = Psammetichus II | |||
| After 525 Egypt is ruled by the Persians, the Greeks (Ptolemies), and then the Romans. | |||
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