event · evt_egyfull_dynasty_13_rapid_succession
Dynasty 13 rapid succession and administrative continuity
Many short reigns are attested amid continued use of late Middle Kingdom institutions and material traditions.
What is the evidence?
observation
Many short reigns are attested amid continued use of late Middle Kingdom institutions and material traditions.Review and provenance
Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.
Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.
Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.
Chronology
Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.
1773 BCE–1650 BCE
Precision: range
moderatePreferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.
- supports · provides chronology and source review
Second Intermediate Period — Alexander Ilin-Tomich (2016)Supports rapid succession, documentation gaps and continuity.
Locator: Dynasty 13 and source sections
Interpretation and caveats
Rapid royal succession did not immediately erase administration or settlement; chronology remains fragmentary and non-linear.
Event context
Classification
Event type: dynastic and administrative process
Evidence layer: historical and archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Itjtawy, Thebes, Avaris / Tell el-Dab'a
Why it matters to the timeline
Bridges the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period without a false abrupt collapse.
Research notes
- Supports rapid succession, documentation gaps and continuity. Role: provides chronology and source review. Locator: Dynasty 13 and source sections.
Evidence and sources
- supports · provides chronology and source review
Second Intermediate Period — Alexander Ilin-Tomich (2016)Supports rapid succession, documentation gaps and continuity.
Locator: Dynasty 13 and source sections
Referenced records
- Avaris / Tell el-Dab'a · entity
- Thebes · entity
- Dynasty 13 royal administration · entity
- Itjtawy · entity