First Intermediate Period (jan 1, 2181 BC – jan 1, 2056 BC)
Description:
A taxing central government of scribes and funerary cults of the elites eventually drained the Old Kingdoms' economy. Powerful governors called nomarchs began challenging the kings leading to the civil war that coincided with famines. Eventually a ruler from the north combined the splintered kingdoms.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 2181 BC
jan 1, 2056 BC
~ 125 years