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Apachnas
- Reign
- c. 1602–1594 (1619–1610) BC
- Dynasty
- 15th Dynasty (Hyksos)
- Period
- Second Intermediate Period, c. 1780–1550 BC
- Capital at the time
- Itjtawy, Avaris (Hyksos), Thebes
Apachnas is listed in the king list under ‘15th Dynasty (Hyksos)’ and so belongs to this period: Second Intermediate Period (c. 1780–1550 BC). Reign: c. 1602–1594 (1619–1610) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath.
What is known about Apachnas
Perhaps identical with Yaqub-Har.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Second Intermediate Period
Many kings in quick succession weaken the realm. Immigrants from Western Asia, the Hyksos (‘rulers of foreign lands’), take power in the north, while a separate royal house rules in Thebes.
- c. 1650 BCThe Hyksos of the 15th Dynasty rule from Avaris in the eastern Nile Delta.
- during this periodThe horse and chariot become established in Egypt and transform warfare.
- Year 33 of ApepiRhind Papyrus: a scribe copies a mathematical textbook from the time of Amenemhat III containing 84 problems.
- c. 1545 BCThe Theban kings Seqenenre Tao and Kamose begin the war of liberation against the Hyksos; Seqenenre falls in battle.
More about this period: Second Intermediate Period
15th Dynasty (Hyksos): all rulers
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