causal hypothesis · hyp_egyfull_end_new_kingdom_multicausal
Multicausal transformation at the end of the New Kingdom
Fiscal stress, succession, elite competition, changing military power, loss of external revenues and regional institutions interacted in the transition after Dynasty 20.
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Research assessment
statement
Fiscal stress, succession, elite competition, changing military power, loss of external revenues and regional institutions interacted in the transition after Dynasty 20.mechanisms
- Delayed rations and fiscal strain
- Competing regional power centres
- Temple and military institutional autonomy
- Reduced external control and revenue
- Succession and legitimacy problems
chronology test
Mechanisms must be matched to late Dynasty 20 evidence rather than projected backward from Dynasty 21.geography test
Thebes, Delta centres and frontier zones should show different transition patterns.important caveat
The documentation is strongest at Thebes and can overrepresent that region.Research description
The documentation is strongest at Thebes and can overrepresent that region.
Evidence and sources
Supporting sources
- supports · supports political sequence
The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)Supports transition.
Locator: Late Dynasty 20 and Dynasty 21 - supports · supports local mechanisms
Microhistory — Juan Carlos Moreno García (2018)Supports fiscal and institutional evidence.
Locator: Late Ramesside archives
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