The Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt was a dynasty from Thebes that arose in the First Intermediate Period, when the country was divided among rival rulers. Its early kings, the Intefs, controlled Upper Egypt, and Mentuhotep II defeated the rival Heracleopolitan kings of the Tenth Dynasty and reunified the country, which marks the beginning of the Middle Kingdom. He built a remarkable mortuary temple at Deir el-Bahari and was later revered as a founder of the era. His successors continued his building and expeditions, but the last king, Mentuhotep IV, was followed by his vizier Amenemhat, who became Amenemhat I and founded the Twelfth Dynasty.
Before and after
- from c. 2,181 BCE to 2,055 BCEFirst Intermediate Period of Egypt
- c. 2,181 BCERise of Seventh Dynasty of Egypt
- from c. 2,180 BCE to 350 CEKingdom of Kush
- from c. 2,160 BCE to 2,050 BCENinth Dynasty of Egypt
- from c. 2,150 BCE to 1,991 BCEEleventh Dynasty of Egypt
- 22nd century BCEConstruction of Ziggurat of Ur
- c. 2,100s BCEEpic of Gilgamesh
- c. 2,101 BCEThe Code of Ur-Nammu is issued
- from c. 2,050 BCE to 2,000 BCETenth Dynasty of Egypt
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