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12 events

31st century BCE

  1. c. 31st century BCE★★★★★

    Narmer unifies Upper and Lower Egypt

    By tradition, King Narmer unites Upper and Lower Egypt, beginning the dynastic period of ancient Egypt.

    PoliticsDynasty· Egypt

16th century BCE

  1. c. 1550 BCE★★★★★

    New Kingdom of Egypt begins

    Ahmose I expels the Hyksos and reunifies Egypt, opening the New Kingdom, the height of ancient Egyptian power.

    DynastyPolitics· Egypt

14th century BCE

  1. c. 1340s BCE★★★★★

    Akhenaten's religious reform

    Pharaoh Akhenaten elevates the worship of the Aten and moves the capital to Amarna, an unusual religious upheaval in Egyptian history.

    ReligionPolitics· Egypt

13th century BCE

  1. c. 1279 BCE – c. 1213 BCE★★★★★

    Ramesses II becomes pharaoh

    Ramesses II begins a reign of about 66 years, regarded as one of Egypt's most powerful and celebrated pharaohs.

    DynastyPolitics· Egypt
  2. c. 1259 BCE★★★★★

    Egyptian–Hittite peace treaty

    Ramesses II and the Hittite king Hattusili III conclude one of the earliest peace treaties whose text survives.

    TreatyPolitics· Egypt, Turkey

12th century BCE

  1. c. 12th century BCE★★★★★

    Late Bronze Age collapse

    Many Eastern Mediterranean states, including the Hittite Empire, collapse or decline sharply during a prolonged period of upheaval.

    PoliticsWar· Turkey, Syria, Egypt, Greece

1st century BCE

  1. 30 BCE★★★★★

    Death of Cleopatra; Rome annexes Egypt

    After defeat by Octavian, Cleopatra VII takes her own life; the Ptolemaic dynasty ends and Egypt becomes a Roman province.

    PoliticsDeath· Egypt

10th century

  1. 969★★★★★

    Fatimids conquer Egypt and found Cairo

    The Shia Fatimid Caliphate takes Egypt and builds Cairo as its new capital, along with the al-Azhar mosque.

    WarPoliticsReligion· Egypt

13th century

  1. 1250 – 1517★★★★★

    Mamluk Sultanate established in Egypt

    Mamluk slave-soldiers overthrow the Ayyubids and seize power in Egypt, ruling Egypt and Syria for over two and a half centuries.

    DynastyPolitics· Egypt, Syria

19th century

  1. 1805★★★★★

    Muhammad Ali takes power in Egypt

    Muhammad Ali becomes governor of Egypt under nominal Ottoman rule, launching modernising reforms and founding a dynasty that ruled until 1952.

    PoliticsDynasty· Egypt

20th century

  1. July 23, 1952★★★★★

    Egyptian Revolution of 1952

    The Free Officers Movement overthrows King Farouk; Egypt becomes a republic and Gamal Abdel Nasser soon rises to lead it.

    RevolutionPolitics· Egypt
  2. October 29, 1956 – November 7, 1956★★★★★

    Suez Crisis

    After Nasser nationalises the Suez Canal, Israel, Britain and France attack Egypt but withdraw under US and Soviet pressure.

    WarPolitics· Egypt, Israel, United Kingdom, France
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