Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt

Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt
Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt
1650 BC–c. 1550 BC
	Egypt during the Fifteenth Dynasty
Capital	Avaris
Common languages	Egyptian language
Religion	ancient Egyptian religion
Government	Absolute monarchy
Historical era	Bronze Age
• Established	1650 BC
• Disestablished	c. 1550 BC
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Fourteenth Dynasty of Egypt
	Thirteenth Dynasty of Egypt
	16th Dynasty of Egypt
	Abydos Dynasty
Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt

The Fifteenth Dynasty was a foreign dynasty of ancient Egypt. It was founded by Salitis, a Hyksos from West Asia whose people had invaded the country and conquered Lower Egypt.^[1] The 15th, 16th, and 17th Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Second Intermediate Period. The 15th Dynasty dates approximately from 1650 to 1550 BC.^[2]^[3]

^ Ryholt, K. S. B.; Bülow-Jacobsen, Adam (1997). The Political Situation in Egypt During the Second Intermediate Period, C. 1800-1550 B.C. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 303–304. ISBN 978-87-7289-421-8.
^ Shaw, Ian, ed. (2000). The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press. p. 481. ISBN 0-19-815034-2.
^ Bunson, Margaret (2014). Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Infobase Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-4381-0997-8.

[1] Ryholt, K. S. B.; Bülow-Jacobsen, Adam (1997). The Political Situation in Egypt During the Second Intermediate Period, C. 1800-1550 B.C. Museum Tusculanum Press. pp. 303–304. ISBN 978-87-7289-421-8.

[Shaw_481-2] Shaw, Ian, ed. (2000). The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt. Oxford University Press. p. 481. ISBN 0-19-815034-2.

[EAE110-3] Bunson, Margaret (2014). Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt. Infobase Publishing. p. 110. ISBN 978-1-4381-0997-8.

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