The Middle Kingdom of Egypt

The Middle Kingdom of Egypt lasted from the beginning of the eleventh dynasty, to the end of the fourteenth dynasty. It lasted from about 2030 BC to about 1640 BC. A lot of success came from the Middle Kingdom. A very successful age was the twelfth dynasty.

In the twelfth dynasty of Egypt, a lot was established. A great king with great authority was Amenemhat. Historians don't know how he took the throne, but somehow he won it over. A lot of people plotted against him, especially the nobles. His great capital was Thebes.

The thirteenth dynasty began the second intermediate period of Egypt. The Thirteenth Dynasty was from approximately 1782-1700 BC. The 13th Dynasty starts with the death of Nefrusobek, the last member of the royal family of the 12th Dynasty.


Also in the twelfth dynasty, there was a lot of tomb building. In this dynasty, non-royal tombs were built. Large burials were built for non-royal families early in the twelfth dynasty of Egypt.

The twelfth dynasty had a lot of good pharaohs such as Sesostris II and Amenemhet II and III. Amenemhet was the son of Senustret and a chief wife of his named Sneferu. Amenemhet ruled third in the twelfth dynasty of Egypt. His name means Amen is the head.

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