Conquests of the Hyksos

If you are looking for the page with the statistics about this event you can find it here: All Statistics

Chronology

Interactive Chronologies with maps are available in the section Changes Navigation

• January 1642 BC: The Pharaohs of the XIIIth dynasty ruled over most of Egypt until Dedumose I. Then the Hyksos seized seized Egypt, thanks to the support of their superior technology.
• January 1649 BC: The Hyksos were people of probable Levantine origin, who established the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Based at the city of Avaris in the Nile delta, from where they ruled the northern part of the country.

1. Foundation of the Hyksos Kingdom at Avaris (XV Dinasty)

The Hyksos were people of probable Levantine origin who established the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt (1650-1550 BC).

• January 1659 BC: The XVth Dynasty of Egypt was formed in Avaris around 1660 by the Hyksôs, which means "heads of foreign countries". We do not know their exact origin but they must have been either a people from the Middle East or a coalition of peoples who had immigrated to the delta from the Middle Kingdom. The Hyksos probably conquered also Xois.

2. Xois conquered by the Hyksos

The Hyksos Kingdom conquered the Egyptian dynasty ruling in Xois.

• January 1659 BC: The XVth Dynasty of Egypt was formed in Avaris around 1660 by the Hyksôs, which means "heads of foreign countries". We do not know their exact origin but they must have been either a people from the Middle East or a coalition of peoples who had immigrated to the delta from the Middle Kingdom. The Hyksos probably conquered also Xois.

Selected Sources

• Bietak, Manfred (2001). "Hyksos". In Redford, Donald B. (ed.). The Oxford Encyclopedia of Ancient Egypt, Volume 2. Oxford: Oxford University Press. pp. 136–143.