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The 20 pages that link to First Intermediate Period of Egypt, each with the reason it gives.

• Egyptian chronologyBroader topic: Sparse records make the order and length of its local regimes difficult to establish.

• Old Kingdom of EgyptCompared with: It contrasts with the Old Kingdom’s centralized royal authority.

• Middle Kingdom of EgyptNarrower topic: Its fragmentation set the conditions for Theban reunification.

• Ancient Egyptian kingshipCompared with: Its divided rule reveals how kingship depended on more than inherited claims.

• NomarchCompared with: This period is often used to describe the conditions under which nomarchs became especially powerful.

• Ancient Egyptian administrationRelated: Political division altered the balance between central and provincial authority.

• Ancient Egyptian taxationBroader topic: The weakening of central authority altered how resources and obligations were controlled.

• Mentuhotep IIRelated: The fragmentation that Mentuhotep II overcame in reunifying Egypt.

• Eleventh Dynasty of EgyptNarrower topic: Its competing regional powers formed the setting in which the Theban dynasty rose.

• Beni HasanRelated: The rise of powerful provincial families at Beni Hasan followed this era of divided rule.

• Herakleopolis MagnaNarrower topic: Herakleopolis rose to regional power amid the period’s competing dynasties.

• Sixth Dynasty of EgyptRelated: It followed the Old Kingdom’s collapse, though the timing and causes remain debated.

• Ninth Dynasty of EgyptNarrower topic: The dynasty ruled during this era of competing regional powers.

• Beni Suef GovernorateRelated: Heracleopolis became the seat of a ruling dynasty during this period.

• Pepi II NeferkareRelated: It followed the Old Kingdom’s decline after Pepi II’s reign.

• Tenth Dynasty of EgyptNarrower topic: The dynasty ruled within this era of competing regional powers.

• Eighth Dynasty of EgyptNarrower topic: The Eighth Dynasty is traditionally placed within this broader era of divided rule.

• Seventh Dynasty of EgyptNarrower topic: The Seventh Dynasty is traditionally placed at this period’s beginning.

• Djedkare IsesiNarrower topic: It followed the broader era in which Djedkare's rule helped sustain centralized monarchy.

• History of ancient EgyptBroader topic: Its divided rule shows that central authority could weaken and later be restored.