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Second Dynasty

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Second Dynasty

Religious and Political Strife Threatens the Union

2890 to 2686 BC

Period	Seat of Power	Factions	Dating System
Early Dynastic	Thinis, Abydos, Memphis	Horus (Lower Egypt), Set (Upper Egypt)	Shaw and Nicholson

Egypt experiences its first civil war as factions associated with Horus in the north clash with factions associated with Set in the south. Peribsen begins the process of stabilization, and by the time of Khasekhemwy the land is again ruled by a single sovereign.

Name of Ruler	Years of Reign	Capitol
Hotepsekhemwy	2890 BC	Memphis?
Raneb	2865 BC	Memphis?
Nynetjer		Memphis?
Wenegnebti		Memphis?
Sened		Memphis?
Peribsen	2700 BC	Thinis/Abydos
Sekhemib		Memphis?
Neferkara		Memphis?
Neferkaseker		Memphis?
Khasekhemwy	2686 BC	Thinis/Abydos