Egyptian Dynasties

Early Egypt was a theocracy where the rulers, or pharaohs, had absolute power and were thought to be gods. The rule of the pharaohs lasted through 31 dynasties, spanning thousands of years, until the conquest of Egypt by the Roman Empire in 30 bc.

Name

Period

Early Dynastic Period (c. 2920-2575 bc)
First Dynasty	c. 2920-2770 bc
Second Dynasty	c.2770-2649 bc
Third Dynasty	c. 2649-2575 bc
Old Kingdom (c. 2575-2134 bc)
Fourth Dynasty	c. 2575-2467 bc
Fifth Dynasty	c. 2465-2323 bc
Sixth Dynasty	c. 2323-2151 bc
Seventh-Eighth Dynasties	c. 2151-2134 bc
First Intermediate Period (c. 2134-2040 bc)
Ninth-Tenth Dynasties	c. 2134-2040 bc
Eleventh Dynasty (Theban)	c. 2134-2040 bc
Middle Kingdom (c. 2040-1640 bc)
Eleventh Dynasty (all Egypt)	c. 2040-1991 bc
Twelfth Dynasty	c. 1991-1783 bc
Thirteenth Dynasty	c. 1783-? bc
Fourteenth Dynasty	contemporary with 13th or 15th dynasties
Second Intermediate Period (c. 1640-1550 bc)
Fifteenth Dynasty	c. ?-1532 bc
Sixteenth Dynasty	contemporary with 15th dynasty
Seventeenth Dynasty	c. 1640-1550 bc
New Kingdom (c. 1550-1070 bc)
Eighteenth Dynasty	c. 1550-1307 bc
Nineteenth Dynasty	c. 1307-1196 bc
Twentieth Dynasty	c. 1196-1070 bc
Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070-712 bc)
Twenty-first Dynasty	c. 1070-945 bc
Twenty-second Dynasty	c. 945-712 bc
Twenty-third Dynasty	c. 828-725 bc
Twenty-fourth Dynasty	c. 724-712 bc
Twenty-fifth Dynasty (Nubian and Theban area)	c. 770-712 bc
Late Dynastic Period (c. 712-332 bc)
Twenty-fifth Dynasty (Nubia and all Egypt)	c. 712-657 bc
Twenty-sixth Dynasty	c. 672-525 bc
Twenty-seventh Dynasty	c. 525-404 bc
Twenty-eighth Dynasty	c. 404-399 bc
Twenty-ninth Dynasty	c. 399-380 bc
Thirtieth Dynasty	c. 380-343 bc
Second Persian Period	c. 343-332 bc
Macedonian Period (332-323 bc)
Alexander the Great	332-323 bc
Ptolemaic Period (304-284 bc)
Ptolemy I	304-284 bc
Roman Period (30 bc-ad 14)
Augustus Caesar	30 bc-ad 14

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