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Merian Ray was the son of Pepi I and Ankesan Pepi I, and the grandson of the vizier Nebet and her husband Cuoy.

Merryn Ray continued her father's plan of conquest in Nubia and went further. Intending to strengthen the royal rule, he appointed Wini as the governor with full power over Upper Egypt, expanding the power of several other governors.

The stele and royal seal in Saqqara show that Merionray's aunt, Queen Ankaiseen Peppi II, was both the wife of Pepi I and the wife of Merionray. And Pepi II was born around the time of Pepi I's death, which means that Pepi II may have been the son of Merionray, and this is the real reason why he eventually became Merionray's successor, so Pepi II was able to marry Pepi I's daughters without being too abrupt.

Merian Ray was actually the father of Pepi II, and Merian Ray's three daughters, Ankenes Pepi III and IV, and Ipt II, would become Pepi II's wives in the future. This may have been due to the need for the legitimacy of the throne, and Pepi II, who was nominally the son of Pepi I, married the four daughters of the two pharaohs (Pepi I and Merionray) at the same time.

Nubian rule is said to have been able to provide the timber needed to build barges, but Nubia did not produce timber themselves, and they had to buy it from further afield to the south of Africa. At the same time, they also profited from renting out fighters to Egypt. During the Old Kingdom, the Egyptian army consisted mainly of Nubian mercenaries, many of whom would eventually settle in Egypt and intermarry with Egyptian women to integrate into the Egyptians.

Merionla, like his predecessor, maintained diplomatic and commercial ties with Byblos.

Merionla may have been buried in his pyramid south of Saqqara, but apparently due to his accidental death, the pyramid was never completed.

Pepi II, reign: 94, 2245-2151 BC.

In 2245 BC, Pepi II, the younger brother (illegitimate son) of Merionla I, succeeded to the throne as pharaoh of Egypt.

His mother, Ankaisene Peppi II, probably served as regent at the beginning of his reign (around the age of 10). Legend has it that he ascended the throne at the age of 6, and if he was 6 years old, his titular father, Pepi I, had been dead for 5 years, and he must have been the illegitimate son of Merianla I. Even if you are about 10 years old, you can't line up for the suspicion of having an illegitimate child.

The alabaster statue at the Brooklyn Museum depicts a young Pepi II wearing the King's Crown, seated on his mother's lap. She may have been helped by her younger brother Djau in the early days of her rule. Zau was already an important minister during the time of Pepi I.

During the long life of Pepi II, there were many wives, including Knight (A), Ipt II, Ankenes Pepi III and IV, and Ujbtan. Knight was the daughter of Pepi I and Queen Ankesan Pepi I, while Ipt II was nominally the niece of Pepi II.

It is believed that Pepi II continued the tradition of his predecessors, maintained existing diplomatic relations, and expanded trade relations to southern Africa.

Pepi II pursued a policy of appeasement towards Nubia. But relations with Nubia have not improved, but have become more and more tense over time.

Although Egypt also waged wars against its neighbors during its reign, the bulk of the army had shifted to mercenaries from neighboring Libya and Nubia, further confirming the weakness of dynastic rule. Mercenaries could not buy loyalty, and the mighty Roman Empire was destroyed at the hands of mercenaries, which shows that the subjects of the dynasty were unwilling to serve as soldiers and lost the backbone of the crowded dynasty. By the end of Pepi II's reign, many diplomatic relations had been severed, indicating that the dissolution of the central power was imminent.

The reign of Pebe II, a very long period of rule, led to the stagnation of the central government. Rapidly growing wealth and power are increasingly concentrated in the hands of senior officials. Many large and expensive burial structures were built by the princes of Nome, the governors, the priestly caste, and other high-ranking officials in an important part of Egypt. The traditional Normarz were exempt from taxation and had been passed down from generation to generation, freeing them from the control of the central power and becoming local separatist powers.

Later in the reign of Pepi II, he divided the powers of the chief minister into two ministers. One in Upper Egypt and one in Lower Egypt. Political power was further detached from the national capital, Memphis. The position of the vizier of Upper Egypt was changed several times, and he was stationed mainly in Thebes. Due to his advanced age, Pepi II faced the growth of the power of the Normarz, the power of the pharaoh was weakened, the authority of the center was lost, and the local nobles began to attack each other and conquer each other's territories.

Pepi II's pyramid is located in Saqqara, and his pyramid is insignificant compared to the Fourth Dynasty, but it is still good compared to the Sixth Dynasty. The lack of growth in the later period may have been due to the lack of building materials such as stone, and most of Egypt's trade materials each year were related to the construction of the pyramids. The pyramid of Pepi II was originally 78.5 meters high, but it was reduced to 52 meters over the years.

The interior of Pepi II's pyramid, known as the Pyramid Text, is said to be a magical spell that protects the dead from being disturbed, but does not seem to have worked as well as it should.

However, according to Cousin Maneto, King of Turin, he succeeded in passing the throne to his son Merionla II, but was killed by Queen Nitokris after only one year of reign. She then committed suicide as well. This is the end of the Old Kingdom of Egypt, the prologue to the first intermediate period in the history of Egypt that is about 200 years old.

Merionla II, reign: 1 year, 2151-2150 BC.

In 2151 BC, Pepi II's son, Merionla II, succeeded to the throne as pharaoh of Egypt.

During his reign, he married his half-sister Nitokris. Killed soon after by the nobles of the opponents, Nitokris nominally became the new pharaoh of Egypt.