Chronology
date |
the cultural background
|
the kings |
duration
|
before 8000 BC |
|
||
8000-5200 BC |
Epipalaeolithic (Tarifian ; Qarunian - Fayum B - 6000-5000 BC) |
3000 years |
|
6000-5000 BC |
1000 years |
||
5200-4000 BC |
Fayum Neolithic (Fayum A) |
1200 years |
|
4800-4200 BC |
600 years |
||
4600-4400 BC |
200 years
|
||
4400-4000 BC |
400 years |
||
4000-3300 BC |
700 years |
||
4000-3500 BC |
|
Naqada I |
500 years |
3500-3200 BC |
Naqada II |
300 years |
|
3200-3100 BC |
|
Naqada III |
100 years |
3100-2686 BC |
Early Dynastic |
400 years |
|
2686-2181 BC |
Old Kingdom |
500 years |
|
2181-2025 BC |
First Intermediate Period |
150 years |
|
2025-1700 BC |
Middle Kingdom |
325 years |
|
1700-1550 BC |
Second Intermediate Period |
150 years |
|
1550-1069 BC |
New Kingdom |
500 years |
|
1069-664 BC |
Third Intermediate Period |
400 years |
|
664-525 BC |
Late Period |
139 years |
|
525-404 BC |
First Persian Period |
121 years |
|
404-343 BC |
Late Dynastic Period |
61 years |
|
343-332 BC |
Second Persian Period |
11 years |
|
332-305 BC |
|
Macedonian Period |
27 years |
323-30 BC |
Ptolemaic Period |
293 years |
|
30 BC - 640 AD |
Roman/Byzantine Period |
670 years |
|
640-1517 |
Islamic Period |
877 years |
|
1517-1805 |
Ottoman Period |
288 years |
|
1805-1919 |
Khedival Period |
114 years |
|
1919-1953 |
Monarchy |
34 years |
|
1953-today |
Republic |
50+ years |
Dates are only certain after 664 BC. The earliest dates are often very unsecure.
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