Collection of facts about the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt

This post is a collection of facts about the Second Intermediate Period of Egypt (c. 1700 - 1550 BC). There are 10 facts listed below. Source: Wikipedia

• Preceded by the Middle Kingdom
• 13th Dynasty - 17th Dynasty
• 13th Dynasty occupied Upper Egypt while 14th Dynasty occupied Lower Egypt
• According to Syncellus, 14th Dynasty had 76 kings
• Lower Egypt overrun by Hyksos people from Sinai
• Hyksos (Canaanite or Amorite) established the 15th Dynasty
• Abydos Dynasty ruled part of Upper Egypt during the 15th and 16th dynasties
• 15th Dynasty conquered the short-lived 16th Dynasty
• 17th Dynasty conquered the 15th Dynasty ending Hyksos rule in Egypt
• Followed by the New Kingdom