Founding of the 12th Dynasty under Amenemhat I (reign c. 1991–1962 BCE)

1. Mentuhotep IV’s reign ends; succession crisis

   Jan 1, 1992 BCELabels: Mentuhotep IV

   • Britannica
   • Amenemhat I

2. Amenemhat I accedes as 12th Dynasty founder

   Jan 1, 1991 BCELabels: Amenemhat I

   • Amenemhat I
   • 12th Dynasty

3. Legitimization program begins under Amenemhat I

   Jan 1, 1991 BCELabels: Royal ideology

   • UCL Digital Egypt
   • Britannica

4. Amenemhat I begins pyramid complex at el-Lisht

   Jan 1, 1991 BCELabels: El-Lisht pyramid

   • Amenemhat I
   • Lisht

5. Capital founded at Itjtawy (Amenemhat-itj-tawy)

   Jan 1, 1972 BCELabels: Itjtawy

   • Itjtawy
   • 12th Dynasty

6. Senusret I installed as co-regent

   Jan 1, 1971 BCELabels: Senusret I

   • UCL Digital Egypt
   • Amenemhat I

7. Double-dated stela attests co-regency and Itjtawy

   Jan 1, 1962 BCELabels: Abydos stela

   • Itjtawy
   • Senusret I

8. Assassination of Amenemhat I reported in tradition

   Jan 1, 1962 BCELabels: Assassination tradition

   • Instruction
   • Instructions

9. Senusret I assumes sole rule after Amenemhat I

   Jan 1, 1962 BCELabels: Senusret I

   • Senusret I
   • Amenemhat I

10. Instruction of Amenemhat circulates as political literature

    Jan 1, 1962 BCELabels: Instruction of

    • Britannica
    • Instructions

11. Itjtawy remains 12th Dynasty administrative center

    Jan 1, 1960 BCELabels: Itjtawy

    • Itjtawy
    • 12th Dynasty

12. 12th Dynasty’s chronology becomes unusually stable

    Jan 1, 1950 BCELabels: 12th Dynasty

    • 12th Dynasty
    • Amenemhat I