Partition of Egypt by Hudjefa I

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It is believed that in ca. 2700 BC the Egyptian Pharaoh decided to split the Kingdom of Ancient Egypt between his two sons.

Chronology

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1. Split of Ancient Egypt in Lower and Higher Egypt

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It is believed that in ca. 2700 BC the Egyptian Pharaoh decided to split the Kingdom of Ancient Egypt between his two sons.

January 2699 BC: Partition of Egypt into Lower and Upper Egypt. It is believed that Egyptian Pharaoh Senedj split Egypt between his two sons.

2. Reunification of Lower and Higher Egypt

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The division of Egypt that happened in ca. 2700 BC was brought to an end by king Khasekhemwy.

January 2689 BC: The division of Egypt was brought to an end by Pharaoh Khasekhemwy.

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Selected Sources

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Francesco Tiradritti & Anna Maria Donadoni Roveri: Kemet: Alle Sorgenti Del Tempo. Electa, Milano 1998, ISBN 88-435-6042-5, page 80–85.

Hermann Alexander Schlögl: Das Alte Ägypten: Geschichte und Kultur von der Frühzeit bis zu Kleopatra. Beck, Hamburg 2006, ISBN 3-406-54988-8, page 77-78 & 415.

Nicolas Grimal: A History of Ancient Egypt. Wiley-Blackwell, Weinheim 1994, ISBN 978-0-631-19396-8, page 55.