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Mentuhotep I

2200 BC - 2200 BC

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Mentuhotep I (also Mentuhotep-aa, i.e. "the Great") may have been a Theban nomarch and independent ruler of Upper Egypt during the early First Intermediate Period. Alternatively, Mentuhotep I may be a fictional figure created during the later Eleventh Dynasty, which rose to prominence under Intef II and Mentuhotep II, playing the role of a founding father. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mentuhotep I is the 3,567th most popular politician (down from 2,440th in 2019), the 176th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 139th in 2019) and the 80th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Mentuhotep I was the first pharaoh of the 11th dynasty. He is most famous for his funerary temple in Deir el-Bahri, which was built on the west bank of the Nile.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Mentuhotep I ranks 3,567 out of 19,576Before him are Kevin McCarthy, Milan Rastislav Štefánik, Tufuga Efi, Blanche I of Navarre, Abbas III, and Mursili III. After him are Seleucus III Ceraunus, Najib Mikati, Emperor Tenji, Ata-Malik Juvayni, Lütfi Pasha, and Syphax.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 2200 BC, Mentuhotep I ranks 4Before him are Gudea, Ur-Nammu, and Intef I. After him are Qi of Xia, Shulgi, Utu-hengal, Zhong Kang, Neferkare, ninth dynasty, Menkare, Wahkare Khety, and Neferkare Pepiseneb. Among people deceased in 2200 BC, Mentuhotep I ranks 3Before him are Pepi II Neferkare, and Gudea. After him are Qi of Xia, Merenre Nemtyemsaf II, Neferkaure, Utu-hengal, Zhong Kang, Neferkare, ninth dynasty, Dudu of Akkad, Menkare, and Tai Kang.

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In Egypt

Among people born in Egypt, Mentuhotep I ranks 176 out of 642Before him are Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Berenice (-300), Ahmed Zewail (1946), Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (-152), and Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad (1927). After him are Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800), Hussein Kamel of Egypt (1853), Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100), Menelaus of Alexandria (70), Senenmut (-1600), and Faten Hamama (1931).

Among POLITICIANS In Egypt

Among politicians born in Egypt, Mentuhotep I ranks 80Before him are Ka (-3200), Fuad II of Egypt (1952), Ptolemy X Alexander I (-140), Ahmose-Nefertari (-1562), Berenice (-300), and Ptolemy VII Neos Philopator (-152). After him are Sekhemre Khutawy Sobekhotep (-1800), Hussein Kamel of Egypt (1853), Ptolemy XI Alexander II (-100), Sanakht (-2700), Amyrtaeus (-450), and Al-Muazzam Turanshah (1250).