The Ninth Dynasty of Egypt was the first of the Herakleopolitan dynasties of the First Intermediate Period, ruling from Herakleopolis Magna in Middle Egypt after the collapse of the central authority of the Old Kingdom. It was founded, according to later tradition, by a king named Khety, sometimes called Meryibre, who is described in the sources as a harsh ruler. The dynasty controlled the north and parts of Middle Egypt, and was in conflict with the rival Theban line of the south, which formed the Eleventh Dynasty. Few monuments and records of the rulers survive, and their order is uncertain, since later king lists are incomplete. The Ninth and Tenth dynasties are often treated together by historians.
Before and after
- from c. 2,200 BCE to 1,700 BCEBactria–Margiana Archaeological Complex
- 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
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