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Twelfth Dynasty of Egypt
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<p>The Twelfth Dynasty of <a href="/facts/Ancient_Egypt/BDsEGK4g">ancient Egypt</a> (Dynasty XII) is a series of rulers reigning from 1991–1802 BC (190 years), at what is often considered to be the apex of the <a href="/facts/Middle_Kingdom_of_Egypt/VxM7FeSa">Middle Kingdom</a> (Dynasties XI–XIV). The dynasty periodically expanded its territory from the <a href="/facts/Nile_delta/ItjnDeVk">Nile delta</a> and valley South beyond the <a href="/facts/Cataracts_of_the_Nile/cedENCx8">second cataract</a> and East into <a href="/facts/Canaan/PyX3f92e">Canaan</a>. </p><p>The Twelfth Dynasty was marked by relative stability and development. It has a notably well recorded history for the period. Its first pharaoh was <a href="/facts/Amenemhat_I/qdr1rygl">Amenemhat I</a> and its final was <a href="/facts/Sobekneferu/4dNh8uIR">Sobekneferu</a>. </p>