Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
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Discover the Pharaonic Egyptian Antiquities that were discovered, what are the achievements and features of the 11th Pharaonic Dynasty, what are the most important historical facts and secrets of the Pharaohs kings, who is the founder, and the list of their Egyptian Tombs and Egyptian Temples in Egypt Archaeological Sites.

Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt Facts

What happened in the 11th dynasty of Egypt?

  • First, let us emphasize a very important thing, which is that the return of national unity to Egypt occurred in the era of the Eleventh Dynasty, that is, in the period between 2134 and 2052 BC.
  • This happened when the city of Thebes in southern Egypt, “Luxor,” and its rulers insisted on restoring everything that had previously been dispersed and caused the lack of unity in the country, and what had previously been dispersed from its resolve, ideas, or even religious beliefs, as in the Ancient Egyptian religion.
  • This was also a good harbinger for the state of Egypt that it could indeed succeed or begin a new historical cycle and have a strong and stormy youth stage again.
  • In fact, the Theban House began during the era of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt with those rulers, the name of each of whom was known to be the name of king Intef and they were the ones who actually began their policy of ruling the country from the crescent of the Ahnasia truce until after that they had felt the strength and power of themselves.
  • Then, at that time, they had desired and asked for leadership to be theirs alone, and they had actually worked for it, and it seems that after that, three or four of them took over the country.
  • The kings of the Eleventh Dynasty in Egypt also made the city of Thebes the seat of government and the capital of the country after it was just an ordinary city located in a region “wide according to the Geography of ancient Egypt.”

Ancient Egyptian Pharaohs Kings of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt:

It was the time period to rule kings Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt From 2134 to 1991 B.C.E.

king Intef the Elder
King Mentuhotep I or Mentuhotep-aa

Ruled Reign period in Ancient Egyptian Government: 2135 BC

Father: King Intef the Elder

Mother: Queen

Wife: Queen Neferu I

Children: Intef I, Intef II.

The Discovery: Sitting statue “Ancient Egyptian Metallurgy

king Intef I or Sehertawy Intef I

Ruled Reign period in Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2133–2117 BC “5-10 years”

Father: King Mentuhotep I

Mother: Queen Neferu I

Wife:

Children:.

The Discovery: Stone inscription “Sculpture in Ancient Egypt” in the Temple of God Montu in the Karnak Temple Complex, Pharaonic tomb.

king Intef II or Wahankh Intef II, Inyotef II, Antef II

Ruled Reign period: 2117–2068 BC “49 years”

Father: King Mentuhotep I

Mother: Queen Neferu I

Wife: Queen Neferukayet

Children: Intef III, Iah.

The Discovery: Pharaonic tomb in El-Tarif Tombs, Luxor “Architecture in ancient Egypt“.

Date of death: 2063 BC

king Intef III

Ruled Reign period in Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2068–2060 BC “8 years”

Father: King Intef II

Mother: Queen Neferu-Khayet

Wife: Queen Iah, Queen Henite

Children: Mentuhotep II, Neferu II.

The Discovery: Pharaonic tomb in El-Tarif Tombs “Saff el-Baqar”, Luxor.

Date of death: 2061 BC

king Mentuhotep II or Nebhepetre

Ruled Reign period: 2060–2009 BC “51 years”

Father: King Intef III

Mother: Queen Iah.

Wife: Queen Tem, Queen Neferu II, Queen Ashayet, Queen Henhenet, Queen Kawit, Queen Kemsit, Queen Sadeh.

Children: Mentuhotep III, Mayet.

The Discovery: Stone statue made of colored sandstone, a cylindrical ring, the Mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II in Deir El Bahari, a Pharaonic tomb in The Pharaonic Tombs from Thebes, the ruins of demolished temples “Mortuary Temples“, Cylinder seals, Head statue, Model of granary.

Date of death: 2009 BC

king Mentuhotep III or Montuhotep III, Sankhkare Mentuhotep III

Ruled Reign period in Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt: 2009–1997 BC “12 years”

Mother: Queen Tem.

Wife: Queen Imi .

The Discovery: Stone statues, Pharaonic tomb in Saqqara, Temple at Thoth Hill in Western Thebes,

Date of death: 1997 BC

king Mentuhotep IV

Ruled Reign period: 1997–1991 BC “7 years”

Father: King Intef III

Wife: Queen Imi .

Date of death: 1991 BC

king Segerseni
king Qakare Ini
king Iyibkhentre

How was the central restoration done?

  • In fact, King Mentuhotep I enjoyed having a sufficient amount of both reverence and honor among his contemporaries and their allied rulers during the rule of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt.
  • In doing so, they even tried to repeat his fame and make it last even long after his death, whether through the fame of his large and luxurious temple, one of the funerary temples that he had built in the west of the city of Thebes, or by mentioning the virtues of his reign in appreciation of the efforts that he exploited in restoring rule. And the unity of the country as well.
  • In fact, the Eleventh Egyptian Dynasty had followed a pre-determined or decreed approach in its internal ruling policy for the country and the beginning of the formation of Social Structure in Ancient Egypt, some of which had been followed by their successors who took over the rule after them.
  • In this approach, the kings of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt tried to focus all the power of government in the country on how to develop his capital and at the same time limit the powers that belong to the rulers in other regions whenever possible.
  • The kings of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt, along with some of their allies, succeeded in doing what they had already wanted to a large extent. Thus, the title of the great ruler of the region completely disappeared from the country, along with various other huge epithets that the rulers in the regions had previously appropriated for themselves during the The era of first decentralization.

How did the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt end?

  • In fact, he had succeeded to the throne of the country in Egypt at the end of the rule of the Eleventh Dynasty, with the victory of a few kings, and there was no less disagreement between them about what was happening between the first kings of the Eleventh Dynasty and their titles.
  • A number of their confirmed names that were confirmed from ancient history were King Mentuhotep I and King Mentuhotep IV.
  • He also mentions an important matter that joins the policy of governance during the periods of their reigns in the country, which is the Coronation of the Pharaohs and the participation between the royal saints and their covenants with them in assuming power in the country.
  • This is their desire to gain all this great experience in it and then ensure the presence of the loyalty of those around them. The Ansar before they became the sole ruler.

Note: Facts and secrets of the history of the Pharaoh kings will be added soon…

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Eleventh Dynasty of ancient Egypt | Facts the Old Kingdom, History
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