Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt is classified as the third dynasty of the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt. The 17th Dynasty dates approximately from 1580 to 1550 BC. Its mainly Theban rulers are contemporary with the Hyksos of the Fifteenth Dynasty and succeed the Sixteenth Dynasty, which was also based in Thebes.
In March 2012, French archeologists examining a limestone door in the Precinct of Amun-Re at Karnak discovered hieroglyphs with the name Senakhtenre, the first evidence of this king dating to his lifetime.
The last two kings of the dynasty opposed the Hyksos rule over Egypt and initiated a war that would rid Egypt of the Hyksos kings and began a period of unified rule, the New Kingdom of Egypt.
Kamose, the second son of Seqenenre Tao and last king of the Seventeenth Dynasty, was the brother of Ahmose I, the first king of the Eighteenth Dynasty.
Pharaohs of the 17th Dynasty
The Pharaohs of the 17th Dynasty ruled for approximately 30 years. Known rulers of the 17th Dynasty are as follows:| Pharaoh | Image | Throne Name / Prenomen | Reign | Burial | Consort | Comments |
| Rahotep | Sekhemre-wahkhaw | c. 1585 BC | - | |||
| Sobekemsaf I | Sekhemre-wadjkhaw | 7 years | Nubemhat | |||
| Sobekemsaf II | Sekhemre-shedtawy | Robbed during the reign of Ramesses IX | Nubkhaes | |||
| Intef V | Sekhemre-wepmaat | Dra' Abu el-Naga'? | ||||
| Intef VI | Nubkheperre | Dra' Abu el-Naga' | Sobekemsaf | |||
| Intef VII | Sekhemre-heruhermaat | Haankhes | - | |||
| Ahmose | Senakhtenre | 1 year | Tetisheri | |||
| Tao | Seqenenre | c. 1560 | Ahmose Inhapy Sitdjehuti Ahhotep I | Died in battle against the Hyksos | - | |
| Kamose | Wadjkheperre | 1555 to 1550 BC | Ahhotep II? |
Finally, king Nebmaatre may have been a ruler of the early 17th Dynasty.