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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 9th Dynasty Ancient Egyptian History |