Polity · 2000 BCE – 1601 BCE
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
- Peak recorded area
- 433,182 km²
- 1800 BCE
- Data series
- 18
- 2000 BCE–1800 BCE
Overview
The Middle Kingdom of Egypt is the period in the history of ancient Egypt following a period of political division known as the First Intermediate Period. The Middle Kingdom lasted from approximately 2040 to 1782 BC, stretching from the reunification of Egypt under the reign of Mentuhotep II in the Eleventh Dynasty to the end of the Twelfth Dynasty. The kings of the Eleventh Dynasty ruled from Thebes and the kings of the Twelfth Dynasty ruled from el-Lisht.
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Territory
3 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 1601 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 |
|---|---|
| Polity Population3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 6.3score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop | 30Kpersons2016 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Population | 2Mpersons2016 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Economy
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Agricultural Sophistication3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 1.37score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Monetary Complexity3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 0.45score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Military
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Military Sophistication3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 0.75score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Military Levels | 5levels2016 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Territory & resources
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Polity Territory3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 5.65score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Territory km²3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 450Ksq km1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Governance
| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Admin Levels | 6levels2016 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Hierarchy | 4levels2016 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
Development
6 of 7 series| Series | Value · year · source |
|---|---|
| Government Complexity3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 0.6score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Hierarchy Levels3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 5.17score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Information Complexity3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 0.8462score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Infrastructure3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 0.7417score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Largest Settlement Pop3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 4.48score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
| Religious Levels3 obs · 2000 BCE–1800 BCE | 4score1800 BCE · Seshat Equinox 2020 |
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).
Seshat Equinox 2020Equinox 2020
Turchin, P. et al. Seshat Global History Databank, Equinox 2020 release.
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Wikipedia contributors. Article lead sections, reused under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Middle Kingdom of Egypt is one of the polities with a sourced record deep enough to publish.