The eighth pharaoh of the Seventeenth Dynasty
Prenomen: Seqenenra
Also known as: Seqenenre Tao
Accession 1558 BC
End of reign 1554 BC
Duration 4 years
Seqenenra Tao is credited with starting the liberation of Egypt from the Hyksos fifteenth dynasty in the north. He was however defeated and taken prisoner by the forces of king Apepi and likely executed. His son Kamose continued and expanded the campaign against the Hyksos.
Titulary & Hieroglyphs
References
- Gauthier, H. Le livre des rois d'Égypte. MIFAO 18 (1912): pp. 156–161
- Beckerath, J., 1999. “Handbuch der ägyptischen Königsnamen”, 2 ed., MÄS 49 (1999): pp. 128–131
- Leprohon, R. J., 2013. The Great Name: Ancient Egyptian Royal Titulary. pp. 91
- Baker. D. D., 2008. The Encyclopedia of the Pharaohs: Volume I. pp. 402–405
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