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In 2110 BC, Mentukhateib I's son, Intef I, succeeded to the throne of Normaz and officially became the pharaoh of Egypt. The Egyptian pharaoh had the name of Horus, and his Horus name was Sehortawi. Intile I was actually the pharaoh of Upper Egypt. But the pharaohs at that time did not say that they were the local government, so they all regarded themselves as the pharaohs of Egypt as a whole.

He became pharaoh of Upper Egypt, which led to the dissatisfaction of the other Nomaz, and the princes of Upper Egypt, who had already been controlled during his father's reign, rebelled and could only control the area around the capital at first, and by the end of his reign he had taken control of Coptos, Dendra, and the three Nome provinces on the border of the Horacleopolis dynasty.

Intef II, reign: 49 BC, 2103-2054 BC.

In 2103 BC, Intile II, the younger brother of Intile I, succeeded to the throne as pharaoh of Upper Egypt.

At the beginning of its reign, it was once at a disadvantage, most of the territory of Upper Egypt was lost in the struggle with the Ninth Dynasty of Lower Egypt, and only the vicinity of the capital was not occupied, but in 2075 BC, the Ninth Dynasty was in civil strife, and the Tenth Dynasty was established, and Intie II took the opportunity to counterattack, recovering all the territory, and also expanding northward, occupying the important Nome Abydos. Expand the number of provinces under its control to 13 provinces (Nome).

Intef II also extended his influence south to the vicinity of the First Falls, and also occupied part of Nubian territory.

Intef II spent most of his time in peaceful times, and the centralized system was well established, and by the time of his death, he left his successor with a strong government that controlled all of Upper Egypt.

Intef III, reign: 8 years, BC 2054-2046.

In 2054 BC, Intile II's son, Intile III, succeeded to the throne as pharaoh of Upper Egypt. Because his father reigned for 49 years, he was already an old man when he ascended the throne. Queen Iaiah, their son and their successor, Mentukhotab II.

During the reign of Intef III, he maintained his lead in the war against the 10th Dynasty of Lower Egypt, conquering parts of the north and forming the 17th Nome under his rule.

Most of the cemeteries of the Eleventh Dynasty are on the other side of the Nile in Thebes.

Mentuhoteb II, reign: 51 BC, 2046-1995 BC

His royal name was Nebho-Tebula-re, which means "glad god Ra."

His wife was Tamme Tem, with whom he had the only son Mentujo III. His wife was Neferru II (his sister) and several concubines, including a Nubian wife.

In 2046 BC, Mentuhotab II, son of Inteif III, succeeded to the throne as pharaoh of Upper Egypt.

In 2032 BC, a large-scale uprising broke out under the instigation of the 10th Dynasty of Lower Egypt, and after quelling the rebellion, Mentukhuteb II began a major attack on Lower Egypt.

In 2007, Mentuhotab II captured Horacleopolis, the capital of the Tenth Dynasty of Lower Egypt, and the Tenth Dynasty fell. The First Intermediate Period of Egypt ended, Egypt was reunited, and the Middle Kingdom period began. After the unification of the country, a monument was erected to the fallen soldiers, showing how much the king valued their sacrifices.

Mentuhotab II also made two expeditions to Nubia in the south (2015) and even launched a military campaign against Canaan (the Burroughs region). During his reign, he reorganized the state system and established an official position similar to that of a prime minister in charge of administrative affairs, which greatly strengthened the construction of a centralized system.

Mentuhoteb II was considered a god, or demigod, by his subjects.

Mentuhoteb III, reigned 12 years, BC 1995-1983.

In 1995, Mentuhotab III, the son of Mentuhoteb II, succeeded to the throne as pharaoh of Egypt.

Mentukhateib IV, reigned: 7 years, BC 1983-1976.

In 1983, Mentuhotab III's son, Mentuhotab IV, succeeded to the throne as pharaoh of Egypt. His mother was Queen Imimi, wife of Mentukhateib III.

In 1981, he organized an expedition to the northeast, between Coptos and the Red Sea. The expedition was led by the vizier Amenemhat, who would later establish the Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt, King Amenemhat I.

In the latter part of the reign of Mentukhateib IV, he was co-ruled with Amenemhat I, which may indicate that he chose Amenemhat I as his successor.

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The first intermediate period lasted for most of the first four kings of the Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Dynasties before reuniting Egypt and ending the period of chaos, 2150-2009).

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The Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt had a total of 7 kings, 2119-1976).

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The Twelfth Dynasty of ancient Egypt is often referred to as the Middle Kingdom period together with the Eleventh, Thirteenth, and Fourteenth Dynasties, but from the chaotic rule of the Thirteenth Dynasty, it seems more appropriate to refer to the Eleventh and Twelfth Dynasties as the Middle Kingdom period alone, and the Thirteenth Dynasty until the Seventeenth Dynasty as the Second Intermediate Period, which is mainly the dynastic reign of the Hyksos.

During the Middle Kingdom, the pharaohs restored prosperity and stability to the country, stimulating a resurgence of art, literature, and monumental construction. Mentuhoteb II of the Eleventh Dynasty and his successors ruled the country from Thebes. Amenemhat I, the founder of the Twelfth Dynasty, moved the capital to Itawi in the Faiyum Oasis. There, the pharaohs of the Twelfth Dynasty implemented visionary reclamation and irrigation programs to increase agricultural production in the region. In addition, the reconquest of Nubia resulted in a territory rich in stone and gold, and the people were driven to build defensive structures in the eastern part of the delta, called the "Ruler's Wall" (-), to defend against foreign invasions, which was another major defensive project after the Sumerian dynasty of your, and similar works were completed during the reign of Qin Shi Huang, but the Great Wall was built during the Warring States period to protect against the Huns in the north.