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The First Dynasty of ancient Egypt (Dynasty I) [1] covers the first series of Egyptian kings to rule over a unified Egypt. It immediately follows the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt , by Menes , or Narmer , [ 2 ] and marks the beginning of the Early Dynastic Period , when power was centered at Thinis .
First Intermediate Period; Dynasty VII [d] Memphis [1]: 396 Unknown: Unknown: Unknown: Unknown: Unknown Dynasty VIII: Memphis [1]: 396 2181 BC 2160 BC 21 years Netjerkare Siptah [b] or Menkare: Neferirkare II Dynasty IX: Heracleopolis Magna: 2160 BC 2130 BC 30 years Meryibre Khety [e] Unknown Dynasty X: Heracleopolis Magna: 2130 BC 2040 BC 90 years
It is generally taken to include the First Dynasty and the Second Dynasty, lasting from the end of the archaeological culture of Naqada III until c. 2686 BC, or the beginning of the Old Kingdom. [2] With the First Dynasty, the Egyptian capital moved from Thinis to Memphis, with the unified land being ruled by an Egyptian god-king.
The history of ancient Egypt spans the period from the early prehistoric settlements of the northern Nile valley to the Roman conquest of Egypt in 30 BC. The pharaonic period, the period in which Egypt was ruled by a pharaoh, is dated from the 32nd century BC, when Upper and Lower Egypt were unified, until the country fell under Macedonian rule in 332 BC.
Time Period Ruling Dynasties Ref. Naqada: c. 3200-3150 BCE Naqada III: Tjenu c. 3150–2686 BCE First Dynasty Second Dynasty [2] Men-nefer c. 2686–2160 BCE c. 720–664 BCE 525–404 BCE 343–332 BCE Third Dynasty Fourth Dynasty Fifth Dynasty Sixth Dynasty Seventh Dynasty Eighth Dynasty Twenty-fifth Dynasty (Kush Empire)
This time period includes: The Third Dynasty of Egypt; The Fourth Dynasty of Egypt; The Fifth Dynasty of Egypt; The Sixth Dynasty of Egypt; First Intermediate Period of Egypt – This period is often described as a “dark period” in Ancient Egyptian history, spanning approximately 140 years after the end of the Old Kingdom from ca. 2181 ...
May have been an 8th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. Neferkara I: Pharaoh: 8th dynasty: fl. c. 22nd century BC: May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First Intermediate Period. Neferkare II: Pharaoh: 7th dynasty: fl. c. 22nd century BC: May have been a 7th dynasty king of Egypt during the First ...
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