// Antiquity
Middle Kingdom of Egypt
- Period
- 2000 BC – 1601 BC
- Duration
- approx. 399 years
- Greatest extent
- around 1800 BC
- Area (max.)
- approx. 433,000 km²
Period and duration
Middle Kingdom of Egypt — according to the map data from 2000 BC to 1601 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
Middle Kingdom of Egypt — greatest extent around 1800 BC: the mapped borders then cover about 433,000 km², roughly 0.3% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (2001 BC)
- Lower Egypt
After
- Hyksos
- Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt
- Seventeenth Dynasty of Egypt
Neighbours around 1800 BC
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Hyksos
Learn more
- Open the world map in 1800 BC — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Middle Kingdom of Egypt on Wikipedia
- All 300 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.