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King Mentuhotep I Facts:

Ruled Reign period in Ancient Egyptian Government: 2135 BC

Father: King Intef the Elder

Wife: Queen Neferu I “Female Pharaohs“.

The Discovery: Sitting statue To indicate the development of Sculpture in Ancient Egypt.

King Mentuhotep I is an Egyptian Pharaonic king who ruled the country for a period of time in the city of Thebes, “Luxor,” during the reign of the Eleventh Dynasty.
His period of rule was one of the first transitional periods that the country was going through, which occurred in the period between (2072 – 2064 BC).
King Mentuhotep I was considered both the spiritual father and the true founder of the Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt.
Not only that, but he had given himself an important title that belonged to himself only, which was the title of ruler of Upper Egypt, as in the Geography of ancient Egypt, and after that he had taken another title for himself, which was the title of king of the country and king of all of Egypt.

In fact, King Mentuhotep I was married to the main queen, Queen Neferu I. Perhaps some Egyptologists believed that she was Queen Neferu I.
At the same time, he was the father of a number of kings who came after him, including King Intef I and King Intef II, according to the list of pharaoh kings present in the Karnak Temple.
His father was the old king Intef the Great, and he also had another brother, Kho (Intef son of Echo). Where his name had been found written in the list of kings, but under the item bearing the number 12.

In fact, King Mentuhotep I ruled the country during that First Intermediate Period or middle period in pre-Christian times around the year (2135 BC).
At the same time, he was mentioned in the Pharaonic list that was found to include the kings of Karnak and to include a number of statues of the Pharaohs as well.
Not only that, but he fled during his reign. He had a very large connection and alliance with the Coptos, and he had an alliance against the ancient kings and pharaohs of the rulers in the Tenth Dynasty of Egypt within the Lower Egypt region.
Then his successor in assuming power in the country was his son, Intef I.

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King Mentuhotep I