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The Third Intermediate Period Begins

On the timeline · around c. 1069 BCE · The Third Intermediate Period Begins1,250 BCE1,200 BCE1,150 BCE1,100 BCE1,050 BCE1,000 BCE950 BCE900 BCE850 BCE

What happened

With the end of the 20th Dynasty under Ramesses XI, central authority collapsed again. The high priests of Amun ruled Upper Egypt from Thebes while kings ruled the north, beginning the fragmented Third Intermediate Period.

Why it matters

The New Kingdom's fall opened a long era of division and foreign rule that would last, on and off, until the arrival of Alexander.

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