Visual Timeline: Second Intermediate Period of Egypt

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1782 BCE - 1570 BCE: Second Intermediate Period in Egypt.
 
1700 BCE - 1600 BCE: Egypt divided between three powers: Hyksos at Avaris, Egyptians at Thebes, Nubians to the south.
 
 
1580 BCE: Seqenera Taa (Ta'O) of Thebes leads army against Hyksos of Avaris.
 
 
1575 BCE: Kamose of Thebes sacks Avaris in attempt to unify Egypt and drive out foreign kings.
 
 
1570 BCE: Ahmose I of Thebes drives the Hyksos from Egypt and unifies the nation under Theban rule, ushering in the New Kingdom of Egypt and attributing his victory to Amun.
 
 
1570 BCE - 1544 BCE: Reign of Ahmose I in Egypt.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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