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Definition of the
9th Dynasty
Ninth
Dynasty Dates:
Exact Dates Unknown
Ancient
Egyptian
Dynasties
Ancient
Egytian
Dynasties
Early
Dynastic
Period:
1st -
2nd
Dynasties
The Old
Kingdome
3rd -
6th
Dynasties
1st
Intermediate
Period
7th -
10th
Dynasties
The
Middle
Kingdom
11th -
12th
Dynasties
2nd
Intermediate
Period
13th -
20th
Dynasties
The New
Kingdom
18th -
20th
Dynasties
Post
Empire
21st -
31st
Dynasties
History of the
9th Dynasty and its Pharaohs Ancient Egyptian History - 9th Dynasty Fact Sheet Fact 1 on 9th Dynasty: Despite the attempts by the 8th line of Memphis rulers to re-establish the divine status of the kings and so prevent insurrections a new powerful group emerged who were based in the city of Herakleopolis (see map below). Fact 2 on 9th Dynasty: The violent usurpers of Herakleopolis seized power from the Memphis kings in the northern lands of Lower Egypt in the Nile Delta. Fact 3 on 9th Dynasty: According to Manetho, an ancient Egyptian historian, the first King Khety was "terrible beyond all before him" and who "wrought evil things for those in all Egypt". Fact 4 on 9th Dynasty: The Herakleopolitan rulers were unable to take control of Upper Egypt in the south who established their own provincial administration under the local control of the Nomarchs. Fact 5 on 9th Dynasty: The Herakleopolitan rulers attempted to force administrative reforms in Upper Egypt. They abolished the title of Nomarch requiring the Nomes to be administered by priests, acting as local overseers, who were under the direct control of an "overseer of Upper Egypt." Fact 6 on 9th Dynasty: The attempts of the Herakleopolitan rulers to strip power from the Nomarchs was successful in places such as Dendera but led to massive resentment and open hostilities, especially in Thebes, towards the northern rulers. Fact 7 on 9th Dynasty: A country on the verge of Civil war is always a prime target for foreign invaders and Asian inhabitants of the desert areas, nomadic tribes of Bedouins, made tentative attempts at encroaching on Egyptian lands. Fact 8 on 9th Dynasty: As well as the political strife and foreign threats the ancient Egyptians also suffered from a most terrible famine during this period. The famine was so severe in the far south of Egypt that some resorted to cannibalism. Fact 9 on 9th Dynasty: The lives of ordinary Egyptians was difficult in this chaotic period in history. Much of their attention focussed on death and the possibility of a better existence in the Afterlife. The cult of Osiris, the god of the dead, was popular. Fact 10 on 9th Dynasty: Ordinary Egyptians started to create their own small funerary monuments, such as simple tombstones or stele, in memory of the dead. This practise were no longer seen as the exclusive right of the king. Fact 11 on 9th Dynasty: It is possible that a primitive protest against injustice emerged during this period. The story of the Eloquent Peasant was one of the most popular of ancient Egyptian tales. Despite terrible threats the Eloquent Peasant took his protests against injustice to the highest levels and prayed to the jackal-headed god Anubis for help. This was another example of the changing status of ordinary Egyptians. Fact 12 on 9th Dynasty: Manetho accorded 19 kings to the 9th line of rulers who resided at Herakleopolis extending over a period of 146 years. Ancient Egyptian History - 9th Dynasty Fact Sheet
History of the
9th Dynasty Pharaohs
9th Dynasty Chronology - Succession and History
of the Kings Chronology of the Kings Name - Dates of Reign King Khety or Khetys - Exact Dates Unknown King Merekare - Exact Dates UnknownKing Senenh or Setut - Exact Dates Unknown King Mer Khety - Exact Dates UnknownChronology of the Kings
9th Dynasty History
Ancient Egyptian History
Egytian
Time
Periods
Prehistoric
Egytpt
5000 -
3100BCE
Early
Dynastic
Period:
3100 -
2686 BCE
The Old
Kingdom
2686 -
2181 BCE
1st
Intermediate
Period
2181 -
2134 BCE
The
Middle
Kingdom
2134 -
1782 BCE
2nd
Interm
ediate
Period
1782 -
1550 BCE
The New
Kingdom
1550 -
1069 BCE
3rd
Interm
ediate
Period
1069 -
664 BCE
The Late
Period
664 -
332 BCE
Ptolemaic
Egypt
332 - 30
BCE
Roman &
Byzantine
Egypt 30
BCE -
641 CE
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