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Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt
group of rulers and the time of their ruling in ancient Egypt / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Eleventh Dynasty in ancient Egypt, also called Dynasty XI, is a group of pharaohs who ruled during Middle kingdom, the earlier rulers were grouped with the four dynasties before them and called the First Intermediate Period. Later, the later rulers were considered part of a time called the Middle Kingdom. All of these pharaohs ruled from a place called Thebes, which is in Upper Egypt.[1]
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Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt | |||||||||
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c. 2150 BC–c. 1991 BC | |||||||||
![]() Funerary stele of Intef II, on display at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. | |||||||||
Capital | Thebes | ||||||||
Common languages | Egyptian language | ||||||||
Religion | ancient Egyptian religion | ||||||||
Government | Absolute monarchy | ||||||||
Historical era | Bronze Age | ||||||||
• Established | c. 2150 BC | ||||||||
• Disestablished | c. 1991 BC | ||||||||
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