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Pharaoh

ruler of Ancient Egypt

28 dated entries naming Pharaoh, drawn from 26 separate years between 2184 BCE and 1922 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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22nd century BC

  • 2184 BCEc. 2184 BC: Possible date for the death of Pharaoh Pepi II Neferkare of the Sixth Dynasty of Egypt, the longest reigning monarch of history with 94 years on the throne.source

20th century BC

  • 1995 BCEc. 1995 BC: Pharaoh Mentuhotep II, Eleventh dynasty of Egypt dies.source

19th century BC

  • 1880 BCEc. 1880 BC: Pharaoh Senwosret II starts to rule (other date is 1897 BC).source
  • 1874 BCEc. 1874 BC: Pharaoh Senwosret III starts to rule (other date is 1878 BC).source
  • 1874 BCEc. 1874 BC: Pharaoh Senwosret II dies (other date is 1878 BC).source
  • 1855 BCEc. 1855 BC: Pharaoh Senwosret III dies (other date is 1839 BC).source

16th century BC

  • 1550 BCE1550 BC—Ahmose I becomes Pharaoh of Egypt (although only de facto ruler of Upper Egypt) according to the Low Chronology.source
  • 1545 BCE1545 BC—Ahmose I, Pharaoh and founder of the 18th Dynasty of Egypt, dies, according to the High Chronology.source

15th century BC

  • 1448 BCEc. 1448 BC: The Gnbtyw people (Genebtyw or Genebtyu) first appear in Ganibatum during the 32nd year of the reign of Thutmose III, the sixth Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egyptsource

14th century BC

  • 1398 BCE1398 BC—Birth of Tiy to Egyptian nobleman Yuya and his wife Tjuyu. She later becomes the Chief Queen of Pharaoh Amenhotep III of Egypt and the matriarch of the Amarna family (approximate date).source
  • 1390 BCEc. 1390 BC—Pharaoh Amenhotep III (18th dynasty) starts to rule.source
  • 1352 BCEc. 1352 BC – Amenhotep III (Eighteenth Dynasty of Egypt) dies and is succeeded as Pharaoh by Amenhotep IV.source
  • 1341 BCEc. 1341 BC - Tutankhamun, Pharaoh of Egyptsource
  • 1334 BCE1334 BC: Death of Akhenaten, Pharaoh of Egypt. Alternative date is 1333 BCsource
  • 1334 BCE1334 BC: Death of Smenkhkare, Pharaoh of Egypt and co-ruler with Akhenaten. Alternative date is 1333 BCsource
  • 1323 BCE1323 BC – Death of Pharaoh Tutankhamun of Egypt. Ay succeeds him as pharaoh.source

13th century BC

12th century BC

  • 1111 BCE1111 BC—Pharaoh Ramesses IX of Egypt dies, is buried in KV6, and succeeded by Ramesses X, possibly his son.source

9th century BC

  • 887 BCE887 BC—Soshenq II succeeds Osorkon I as king of Egypt.source

7th century BC

  • 671 BCEKing Esarhaddon of Assyria defeats the Kushite-Egyptian army of Pharaoh Taharqa and captures Memphis, along with a number of the royal family. He sets up a new Assyrian administration in Lower Egypt and withdraws.source

4th century BC

  • 393 BCENepherites I or Nefaarud I, Pharaoh of Egyptsource
  • 390 BCEThe Pharaoh of Egypt, Hakor (Akoris), concludes a tripartite alliance with Evagoras, king of Cyprus, and Athens.source
  • 380 BCEThe Egyptian Pharaoh Hakor dies and is succeeded by his son Nepherites II, but the latter is overthrown by Nectanebo I within the year, ending the Twenty-ninth dynasty of Egypt. Nectanabo (or more properly Nekhtnebef) becomes the first Pharaoh of the Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt.source
  • 343 BCEThe King of Persia, Artaxerxes III, personally leads the Persian forces invading Egypt. The Persians are keen to access Egypt's gold and corn supplies. The town of Pelusium in the Nile Delta puts up resistance, but Pharaoh Nectanebo II is forced to retreat to Memphis. As the situation deteriorates, Nectanebo II leaves for exile in Nubia. His departure marks the end of the 30th Dynasty, the last native house to rule Egypt.source

3rd century BC

2nd century BC

  • 199 BCEAncient Egyptian Pharaoh Ankhwennefer succeeds Horwennefer in Upper Egypt, Egypt.source

1st century BC

  • 44 BCESeptember 2 – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion.source

20th century

  • 1922November 26 – Howard Carter and Lord Carnarvon become the first people to see inside KV62, the tomb of Pharaoh Tutankhamun, in over 3,000 years.source

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