Rulers
Known rulers of the Seventeenth Dynasty are as follows:
| Pharaoh | Prenomen | Reign (BCE) | Burial | Consort(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rahotep | Sekhemre-wahkhaw | ca 1585 BC | ||
| Sobekemsaf I | Sekhemre-wadjkhaw | 7 years | Nubemhat | |
| Sobekemsaf II | Sekhemre-shedtawy | Robbed during the reign of Ramesses IX | Nubkhaes | |
| Intef | Sekhemre-wepmaat | Dra' Abu el-Naga'? | ||
| Intef | Nubkheperre | Dra' Abu el-Naga' | Sobekemsaf | |
| Sekhemre-Heruhirmaat Intef | Sekhemre-heruhermaat | Haankhes | ||
| Ahmose | Senakhtenre | 1 year | Tetisheri | |
| Tao | Seqenenre | c. 1560 4 years | Ahmose Inhapy Sitdjehuti Ahhotep I |
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| Kamose | Wadjkheperre | 1555 to 1550 BC 5 years | Ahhotep II? |
The Seventeenth Dynasty 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.
In March 2012, French archeologists examining a limestone door in the Amun-Ra temple in Luxor discovered hieroglyphs with the name Senakhtenre, the first evidence of this king dating to his lifetime.
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, the second son of Seqenenre Tao, was the brother of Ahmose I--the first king of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Read more about this topic: Seventeenth Dynasty Of Egypt
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