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event · evt_egyfull_mentuhotep_reunification

Mentuhotep II's reunification campaigns and consolidation

Theban expansion under Mentuhotep II ended major rival kingship and rebuilt central royal institutions.

Evidence confidence: high
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What is the evidence?

observation

Theban expansion under Mentuhotep II ended major rival kingship and rebuilt central royal institutions.

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Review and provenance

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Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.

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Chronology

Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.

Preferred assertion

2061 BCE–2010 BCE

Precision: range

high

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  • supports · provides historical synthesis
    The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)

    Supports the process and institutional change.


    Locator: Late Dynasty 11 and reunification

Interpretation and caveats

Reunification was a process involving warfare, elite integration and institutional rebuilding, not an instantaneous restoration of the Old Kingdom.

Event context

Classification

Event type: reunification and state reconstruction

Evidence layer: historical and archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

Connects divided regional systems to the Middle Kingdom.

Research notes

  • Supports the process and institutional change. Role: provides historical synthesis. Locator: Late Dynasty 11 and reunification.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · provides historical synthesis
    The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)

    Supports the process and institutional change.


    Locator: Late Dynasty 11 and reunification

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