
The map above clearly shows when Egypt has and hasn’t been ruled by Egyptians. Overall, it’s been ruled by Egyptians for 2,194 years (42.8% of the time) and non-Egyptians for 2,930 years (57.2%) of the time.
The time line looks as follows:
- c.3100 BC – c.2180 BC Old Kingdom (Egyptian)
- c.2180 BC – c.2055 BC 1st Intermediate Period (Egyptian)
- c.2055 BC – c.1650 BC Middle Kingdom (Egyptian)
- c.1650 BC – c.1550 BC Hyksos Period (non-Egyptian)
- c.1550 BC – 1077 BC New Kingdom (Egyptian)
- 1077 BC – 663 BC 3rd Intermediate Period (non-Egyptian)
- 663 BC – 525 BC Late Ancient Period (Egyptian)
- 525 BC – 404 BC First Achaemenid Period (non-Egyptian)
- 404 BC – 343 BC 28th-30th Dynasties (Egyptian)
- 343 BC – 332 BC Second Achaemenid Period (non-Egyptian)
- 332 BC – 30 BC Hellenistic Period (non-Egyptian)
- 30 BC – 641 Roman Period (non-Egyptian)
- 641 – 658 Early Islamic Period (non-Egyptian)
- 658 – 750 Umayyad Period (non-Egyptian)
- 750 – 868 First Abbasid Period (non-Egyptian)
- 868 – 905 Tulunid Period (non-Egyptian)
- 905 – 935 Second Abbasid Period (non-Egyptian)
- 935 – 969 Ikhshidid Period (non-Egyptian)
- 969 – 1174 Fatimid Period (non-Egyptian)
- 1174 – 1250 Ayyubid Period (non-Egyptian)
- 1250 – 1517 Mamluk Period (non-Egyptian)
- 1517 – 1798 Ottoman Province (non-Egyptian)
- 1798 – 1801 French Occupation (non-Egyptian)
- 1801 – 1882 Muhammad Ali Dynasty (non-Egyptian)
- 1882 – 1952 British Protectorate (non-Egyptian)
- 1952 – Present Republican Egypt (Egyptian)
Want to learn more about Egyptian history? Then Have a look at the following books:
- The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt
- A History of Egypt: From Earliest Times to the Present
- National Geographic Atlas of Ancient Egypt
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Mohan Raj says
Is there a way to see all the maps you have on this site? I like what you have in the front page but unable to see all of them is very frustrating!