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Apepi
- Reign
- c. 1574–1534 (1590–1549) BC
- Throne name
- 1. Aa-qen-en-Re 2. Aa-user-Re
- Dynasty
- 15th Dynasty (Hyksos)
- Period
- Second Intermediate Period, c. 1780–1550 BC
- Capital at the time
- Itjtawy, Avaris (Hyksos), Thebes
Apepi 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. 1574–1534 (1590–1549) BC. The figures in brackets give the alternative dating by the Egyptologist Jürgen von Beckerath. The throne name is 1. Aa-qen-en-Re 2. Aa-user-Re.
What is known about Apepi
Under Apepi I the Theban 17th Dynasty rises up against the overlordship of the Hyksos. Important writings such as the Ebers, Smith or Rhind papyri were produced during his reign.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
During this reign
- 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.
- c. 1540 BCAhmose I finally drives out the Hyksos and founds the New Kingdom.
Other events of the period
- 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.
More about this period: Second Intermediate Period
15th Dynasty (Hyksos): all rulers
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