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Second Intermediate Period political plurality

Avaris, Thebes, Kerma and possibly other formations controlled different territories and networks.

Evidence confidence: high
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What is the evidence?

observation

Avaris, Thebes, Kerma and possibly other formations controlled different territories and networks.

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Review and provenance

Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.

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

1650 BCE–1550 BCE

Precision: range

high

Preferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.

  • supports · provides period synthesis
    Second Intermediate Period — Alexander Ilin-Tomich (2016)

    Directly supports the plurality model.


    Locator: Abstract and political-history sections

Interpretation and caveats

The period should be represented by simultaneous regional assertions, not a single dynasty ladder or one uniform foreign occupation.

Event context

Classification

Event type: overlapping regional rule

Evidence layer: historical and archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

Defines the period's political map and chronology safeguards.

Research notes

  • Directly supports the plurality model. Role: provides period synthesis. Locator: Abstract and political-history sections.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · provides period synthesis
    Second Intermediate Period — Alexander Ilin-Tomich (2016)

    Directly supports the plurality model.


    Locator: Abstract and political-history sections

Where to go next

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