page_title: Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
section_title: List of dynasties in ancient Egyptian history
hierarchical_section_title: Dynasties of Ancient Egypt / List of dynasties in ancient Egyptian history
caption_attribution_description: English: Individual dynasties in Ancient Egypt did not fare very long. Out of the thirty-one dynasties spanning nearly 3000 years, the longest-lived was the 18th dynasty, the dynasty of the pharaoh Tutankhamun, which span 257 years (1549-1292 BC). The shortest, the single pharaoh 28th dynasty, lasted 6 years (404-398 BC). This chart places the 31 dynasties in 25-year slices according to the amount of time for which they held power. Colours of the bars represent the period of the dynasties as indicated in the legend. The early dynastics and the three Kingdoms (Old, Middle, New) are blue, with darker colours meaning older. Intermediate periods are red, orange, and yellow. Note that up multiple dynasties could reign (from different cities) simultaneously during these periods (and briefly as well at the end of the Middle Kingdom) For example, seven dynasties lasted between 100 and 125 years, two of these dynasties being from the New Kingdom.
context_page_description: In ancient Egyptian history, dynasties are series of rulers sharing a common origin. They are usually, but not always, traditionally divided into thirty-two pharaonic dynasties; these dynasties are commonly grouped into "kingdoms" and "intermediate periods".
  The first thirty divisions are due to the 3rd century BC Egyptian priest Manetho, and appeared in his now-lost work Aegyptiaca, which was perhaps written for the Greek-speaking Ptolemaic ruler of Egypt. The names of the last two, the short-lived Thirty-First Dynasty and the longer-lasting Ptolemaic Dynasty, are later coinings.
  While widely used and useful, the system does have its shortcomings. Some dynasties only ruled part of Egypt and existed concurrently with other dynasties based in other cities. The Seventh might not have existed at all, the Tenth seems to be a continuation of the Ninth, and there might have been one or several Upper Egyptian Dynasties before the First Dynasty.
caption: The 31 pre-Ptolemaic dynasties by the length of their rule (in 25-year bins),[q] each dynasty being a coloured box. The early dynasties and the three Kingdoms are blue, with darker colours meaning older. Intermediate periods are red, orange, and yellow. Note that multiple dynasties could reign from different cities simultaneously in intermediate periods and at the end of the Middle Kingdom. Dynastic reigning times are often very approximate; the above uses the dates of the Egyptian dynasty list template.
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