11th Dynasty of Egypt

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Egyptian dynasty royal house

The 11th Dynasty of Egypt was an early Middle Kingdom ruling family that reunified the country after a period of political fragmentation and laid the foundations for a renewed era of centralized pharaonic power.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt	5
11th Dynasty of Egypt canonical	3
Theban 11th Dynasty	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1798157 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 11th Dynasty of Egypt
Context triple: [Thebes (Egypt), capitalDuring, 11th Dynasty of Egypt]

A. Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt was a powerful New Kingdom royal line best known for pharaohs like Ramesses II and its extensive building projects, including monumental temples and statues.
B. Second Dynasty of Egypt
The Second Dynasty of Egypt was an early royal line of pharaohs that ruled during the Early Dynastic Period, helping to consolidate political power and develop the foundations of ancient Egyptian statehood.
C. Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
The Sixth Dynasty of Egypt was the final major royal line of the Old Kingdom, marked by long reigns, increasing power of provincial officials, and the gradual decline that led into the First Intermediate Period.
D. Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
The Fourth Dynasty of Egypt was an Old Kingdom royal line renowned for its powerful pharaohs and monumental pyramid building, including the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
E. Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt
The Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt was the final native ruling dynasty of ancient Egypt, marked by renewed Persian domination before the conquest of Alexander the Great.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: 11th Dynasty of Egypt
Target entity description: The 11th Dynasty of Egypt was an early Middle Kingdom ruling family that reunified the country after a period of political fragmentation and laid the foundations for a renewed era of centralized pharaonic power.

A. Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt was a powerful New Kingdom royal line best known for pharaohs like Ramesses II and its extensive building projects, including monumental temples and statues.
B. Second Dynasty of Egypt
The Second Dynasty of Egypt was an early royal line of pharaohs that ruled during the Early Dynastic Period, helping to consolidate political power and develop the foundations of ancient Egyptian statehood.
C. Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
The Sixth Dynasty of Egypt was the final major royal line of the Old Kingdom, marked by long reigns, increasing power of provincial officials, and the gradual decline that led into the First Intermediate Period.
D. Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
The Fourth Dynasty of Egypt was an Old Kingdom royal line renowned for its powerful pharaohs and monumental pyramid building, including the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
E. Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt
The Thirty-first Dynasty of Egypt was the final native ruling dynasty of ancient Egypt, marked by renewed Persian domination before the conquest of Alexander the Great.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Egyptian dynasty ⓘ royal house ⓘ
administrativeDevelopment	reorganization of provincial administration ⓘ
archaeologicalEvidenceSite	Deir el-Bahari ⓘ linked to: Deir el-Bahri Theban Necropolis ⓘ
artStyle	early Middle Kingdom sculpture and relief ⓘ
burialCustoms	rock-cut tombs in Theban necropolis ⓘ
capital	Thebes ⓘ
centralization	highly centralized state ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	early Middle Kingdom dynasty ⓘ
coreTerritory	Theban region of Upper Egypt ⓘ linked to: Upper Egypt
country	Ancient Egypt ⓘ linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
culturalDevelopment	transition toward Middle Kingdom art style ⓘ
dynastyNumber	11 ⓘ
economicActivity	revival of long-distance trade ⓘ
followedBy	12th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
follows	First Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
founder	Mentuhotep I ⓘ
governmentType	absolute monarchy ⓘ
importantMonument	terraced mortuary temple of Mentuhotep II at Deir el-Bahari ⓘ
initialRival	Herakleopolitan kings of the 10th Dynasty ⓘ linked to: Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
knownFor	restoration of centralized royal authority ⓘ reunification of Egypt ⓘ rise of Thebes as political center ⓘ
language	Middle Egyptian ⓘ
majorConflict	struggle between Thebes and Herakleopolis ⓘ
militaryActivity	campaigns in Nubia ⓘ campaigns in the Sinai ⓘ
notableRuler	Mentuhotep II ⓘ Mentuhotep III ⓘ Mentuhotep IV ⓘ
partOf	Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
period	Middle Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ late First Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
politicalStatusAtEnd	sole ruling dynasty of a reunified Egypt ⓘ
politicalStatusAtStart	one of several regional Theban ruling houses ⓘ
powerBase	Upper Egypt ⓘ
precededBy	10th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ linked to: Tenth Dynasty of Egypt
region	Nile Valley ⓘ
reignEnd	c. 1991 BCE ⓘ
reignStart	c. 2134 BCE ⓘ
religion	Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
royalNecropolis	Deir el-Bahari ⓘ linked to: Deir el-Bahri Dra Abu el-Naga ⓘ
royalTitleUsage	King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ
successorDynastyPolicyInfluence	administrative foundations for the 12th Dynasty ⓘ
unificationCompletedBy	Mentuhotep II ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Thebes (Egypt) → capitalDuring → 11th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

subject linked to: Thebes

Middle Kingdom of Egypt → hasDynasty → 11th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

First Intermediate Period of Egypt → hasPart → Eleventh Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ