Polity · 1800 BCE – 1401 BCE
Hyksos
- Peak recorded area
- 134,167 km²
- 1600 BCE
- Data series
- 18
- 1750 BCE–1550 BCE
Overview
The Hyksos, in modern Egyptology, are the kings of the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt. Their seat of power was the city of Avaris in the Nile Delta, from where they ruled over Lower Egypt and Middle Egypt up to Cusae.
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Territory
4 dated territorial extents on record from Cliopatria. Areas are measured off the recorded polygons; the line steps because each extent holds until the next one is recorded — nothing is interpolated.
The record
The best-attested series in each category; where several projects publish the same quantity, the one with the most observations is shown. Each row is the most recent value the record holds at or before 1401 BCE, shown with the year that value belongs to. Some statistical series also publish forward projections — the year column is the honest guide. Nothing on this page is interpolated or estimated by us.
People
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Largest Settlement Pop | 75Kpersons1720 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication2 obs · 1700 BCE–1600 BCE | 1.37score1600 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity2 obs · 1700 BCE–1600 BCE | 0.45score1600 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Sophistication2 obs · 1700 BCE–1600 BCE | 1score1600 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Levels | 6levels1720 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory2 obs · 1700 BCE–1600 BCE | 4.18score1600 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km² | 15Ksq km1720 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 5.5levels1720 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy | 3.5levels1720 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 9 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity2 obs · 1700 BCE–1600 BCE | 0.6score1600 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels2 obs · 1700 BCE–1600 BCE | 5.33score1600 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity2 obs · 1700 BCE–1600 BCE | 0.6846score1600 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure2 obs · 1700 BCE–1600 BCE | 0.6273score1600 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Known Ancient Places2 obs · 1750 BCE–1550 BCE | 123places1550 BCE · Pleiades Gazetteer |
| Known Ancient Settlements2 obs · 1750 BCE–1550 BCE | 66settlements1550 BCE · Pleiades Gazetteer |
Sources
Every figure above comes from one of these. Nothing on this page is estimated, interpolated or model-generated.
Seshat Global History Databank. Cliopatria: a historical basemap of polity borders (cliopatria.geojson).
Pleiades Gazetteer2024 snapshot
Bagnall, R. et al. (eds.). Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places.
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Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
CC BY-NC-SA 4.0
Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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