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Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Seventeenth Dynasty.
The Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period.
The Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt covers a period of time when Egypt was split into a set of small Hyksos-ruled kingdoms. It is mainly Theban rulers contemporary with the Fifteenth Dynasties and Sixteenth Dynasties.
The last two kings of the dynasty opposed the Hyksos rule over Egypt and initiated a war that would rid Egypt of the Hyksos kings and began a period of unified rule, the New Kingdom.
Kamose was the elder brother of Ahmose, the first king of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
| Name | Dates |
|---|---|
| Rahotep Sekhemrewahkhaw | Uncertain |
| Sobekemsaf I Sekhemreshedtawy | Uncertain |
| Antef VI Sekhemrewepmaat | Uncertain |
| Antef VII Nubkheperre | Uncertain |
| Intef VIII Sekhemreherhermaat | Uncertain |
| Sobekemsaf II Sekhemrewadjkhaw | Uncertain |
| Siamun (?) Senakhtenre | Uncertain – maybe the same as Tao I the Elder below |
| Tao I the Elder Seqenenre | 1605 BCE – 1560 BCE |
| Tao II the Brave Seqenenre | ?? – ?? |
| Kamose | ?? – 1550 BCE |
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أسرة مصرية سابعة عشر | Dinastía XVII de Egipto | XVIIe dynastie égyptienne | XVII dinastia egizia
"Seventeenth dynasty of Egypt"