The Sixteenth Dynasty (Dynasty XVI)
Dates: 1649-1580 BCE. – Capital: Thebes
The Sixteenth Dynasty only ruled over Upper Egypt. According to Africanus, 32 Grecian shepherds ruled for 518 years, while Eusebius writes that five kings of Thebes ruled for 190 years. The true number was probably only around 50 years. The dynasty was destroyed in the war against the Hyksos of the Fifteenth Dynasty, when Thebes was conquered.
| # | Pharaoh | Throne name | Also known as | Reign* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Djehuty | Sekhemra Sementawy | 1649–1648 | |
| 3 | Sobekhotep VIII | Sekhemre Seusertawy Sobekhotep | 1645–1629 | |
| 4 | Neferhotep III | Sekhemra Sankhtawy | 1629 | |
| 5 | Mentuhotepi | Sankhenra | Sankhenre Mentuhotepi, Mentuhotep VII | 1628–1627 |
| 6 | Nebirau I | Sewadjenra | Nebiryraw I, Sewadjenre | 1627–1601 |
| 7 | Nebirau II | Nebiryraw II | 1601 | |
| 8 | Semenenra | 1601–1600 | ||
| 9 | Bebiankh | Seuserenra | Sewoserenre, Seuserenre | 1600–1588 |
| 10 | Sekhemra Shedwaset | 1588 | ||
| 11 | Dedumose I | Djedhotepra | Djedhotepre | |
| 12 | Dedumose II | Djedneferra | Djedneferre | |
| 13 | Mentuemsaf | Djedankhra | Djedankhre | |
| 14 | Mentuhotep VI | Merankhra | Merankhre | |
| 15 | Senusret IV | Seneferibra | Seneferibre |
Unplaced kings
| # | Pharaoh | Throne name | Also known as | Reign* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Pepi III | Seneferankhra | Seneferankhre | |
| — | Nebmaatra | Nebmaatre | ||
| — | Anetjerira | |||
| — | Meribra | Meribre | ||
| — | Nubankhra | Nubankhre | ||
| — | Nikara II |