Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt
Known rulers, in the
History of Egypt, for the
Fifteenth Dynasty.
The
Fifteenth, Sixteenth and Seventeenth
Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title,
Second Intermediate Period.
The Fifteenth Dynasty of
Egypt was the first
Hyksos Dynasty, ruling from
Avaris, without control of the entire land. The Hyksos preferred to stay in northern Egypt since they infiltrated from the north-east. The names and order of kings is uncertain. The Turin Kinglist indicates that there were seven kings, with two between Apepi I and Khamudi,
[Turin Kinglist Accessed July 26, 1006] but modern scholarship indicates that there was only one, Apepi II. The kings were:
