c.1650–1580 BCE
16th Dynasty of Egypt
c. 1650–1580 BCE
The 16th Dynasty is generally reconstructed as a Theban line ruling parts of Upper Egypt while the Hyksos held the north. Its kings are known from a small number of stelae and local monuments.
Ryholt and other scholars treat it as a distinct group, but its membership, territory and dates are unresolved, and some historians fold it into the 17th Dynasty or the wider Theban record.
- Dates
- c. 1650–1580 BCE
- Rulers profiled
- 1
Rulers of the 16th Dynasty
Best-known rulers: Neferhotep III; Mentuhotep VI; Nebiryraw I. Every ruler profile in the archive for this dynasty, in the order used by the chronology. Each name links to a full profile with dates, background, sources and illustrations.
Major monuments
- Theban stelae and limited local monuments
Key events
- Regional survival between northern and Nubian powers.
Reading the evidence
Its composition, territory and chronology are unresolved.
Sources: Ryholt (1997); UCL Digital Egypt; Shaw (2000). See the full bibliography.