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Saturday, June 6, 2026

Collection of facts about the First Intermediate Period of Egypt

This post is a collection of facts about the First Intermediate Period of Egypt (c. 2181 - 2055 BC). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by the Old Kingdom
• Seventh Dynasty - Eleventh Dynasty
• Political chaos and destruction of cultural artifacts
• According to Manetho, 70 kings ruled for 70 days
• Akhthoes founded Ninth Dynasty and was described as evil
• Ankhtifi and other warlords dominated the South
• Intef was the nomarch of Thebes and possibly began the Theban line of kings
• Rule divided between Thebes (Upper Egypt) and Heracleopolis (Lower Egypt)
• Theban kings reunified Egypt under Mentuhotep II during the Eleventh Dynasty
• Followed by the Middle Kingdom