The Kingdoms and Periods of Ancient Egypt
Dates for these divisions are approximate and may differ among various references.
- Predynastic Period:
- c 5000-3100 BCE
- Unification of Egypt:
- c3100 BCE
- Archaic Period:
- Dynasty 1 -- c3100-2890 BCE
- Dynasty 2 -- c2890-2686 BCE
- Old Kingdom:
- Dynasty 3 -- c2686-2613 BCE
- Dynasty 4 -- c2613-2494 BCE
- Dynasty 5 -- c2494-2345 BCE
- Dynasty 6 -- c2345-2181 BCE
- 1st Intermediate Period:
- Dynasty 7 -- c2181-2173 BCE
- Dynasty 8 -- c2173-2160 BCE
- Dynasty 9 -- c2160-2130 BCE
- Dynasty 10 -- c2130-2040 BCE
- Dynasty 11 -- c2133-1991 BCE
- Middle Kingdom:
- Dynasty 12 -- c1991-1786 BCE
- 2nd Intermediate Period:
- Dynasty 13 -- 1786-1633 BCE
- Dynasty 14 -- 1786-c1603 BCE
- Dynasty 15 -- 1674-1567 BCE
- Dynasty 16 -- c1684-1567 BCE
- Dynasty 17 -- c1650-1567 BCE
- New Kingdom:
- Dynasty 18 -- 1567-1330 BCE
- Dynasty 19 -- 1320-1200 BCE
- Dynasty 20 -- 1200-1085 BCE
- 3rd Intermediate Kingdom:
- Dynasty 21 -- c1089-945 BCE
- Dynasty 22 -- 945-730 BCE
- Dynasty 23 -- c818-793 BCE
- Dynasty 24 -- c727-715 BCE
- Dynasty 25 -- c780-656 BCE
- Dynasty 26 -- 664-525 BCE
- Late Period:
- Dynasty 27 -- 525-404 BCE
- Dynasty 28 -- 404-399 BCE
- Dynasty 29 -- 399-380 BCE
- Dynasty 30 -- 380-332 BCE
- Macedonian Dynasty:
- 332-304 BCE
- Ptolemaic Dynasty:
- 304-30 BCE
- Roman Period:
- 30 BCE - 600 CE
- Arab Period:
- 600+ CE
