Antiquity

Hyksos

Period
1800 BC – 1401 BC
Duration
approx. 399 years
Greatest extent
around 1600 BC
Area (max.)
approx. 135,000 km²
Hyksos at its greatest extent (around 1600 BC) · Borders: Cliopatria
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Period and duration

Hyksos — according to the map data from 1800 BC to 1401 BC, roughly 399 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.

Greatest extent

Hyksos — greatest extent around 1600 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 135,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.

1800 BCArea according to the map data (max. 135,000 km²)1401 BC

Predecessors and successors

States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:

Before (1801 BC)

No predecessors in the map data.

After

Neighbours around 1600 BC

The largest states in the region at the same time:

  • Hittites
  • Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt
  • Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt
  • Sixteenth Dynasty of Egypt

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Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.