entity · pol_egyfull_avaris_dyn15
Kingdom of Avaris / Dynasty 15
Delta-based kingdom ruled by kings conventionally called Hyksos.
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.
1650 BCE–1530 BCE
Precision: range
highApproximate activity or relevance range, not an assertion that the entity was unchanged throughout.
- supports · defines political formation
Second Intermediate Period — Alexander Ilin-Tomich (2016)Supports the formation and its cautions.
Locator: Political history and chronology discussion
Research description
Delta-based kingdom ruled by kings conventionally called Hyksos. The record does not imply permanently fixed borders or uniform administration throughout its date range.
Properties and assignments
A label’s definition and the evidence for assigning it here are separate.
Second Intermediate Period
Modern label for overlapping regional polities from late Dynasty 13 through Dynasty 17.
Why does this record have this property?
The political formation falls within this modern period or dynasty classification for the stated interval. The assignment is a modern classification and does not create an ancient event or permanent territorial identity.
- Second Intermediate Period
supports assignment · Political chronology
Dynasty 15 / Hyksos rule
Modern dynastic classification for rulers based at Avaris conventionally called Hyksos.
Why does this record have this property?
The political formation falls within this modern period or dynasty classification for the stated interval. The assignment is a modern classification and does not create an ancient event or permanent territorial identity.
- Redefining the Hyksos: A Reevaluation of Their Archaeological and Historical Identity
supports assignment · Political chronology
Political plurality
Concurrent regional rulers or administrations without one effective central state.
Why does this record have this property?
The record exhibits this analytical property during the stated interval, with the linked source defining the evidence and limitations. The assignment is a modern classification and does not create an ancient event or permanent territorial identity.
- Second Intermediate Period
supports assignment · Relevant evidence and interpretation
Evidence and sources
- supports · defines political formation
Second Intermediate Period — Alexander Ilin-Tomich (2016)Supports the formation and its cautions.
Locator: Political history and chronology discussion