DYNASTY 16

(c. 1650–1580 BC)

   The surviving sources of Manetho are confused regarding this dynasty. Versions range from 32 Hyksos rulers reigning for 518 years to five kings of Thebesreigning for 190 years. Some Egyptologists assign minor Hyksos chieftains, probably contemporary with Dynasty 15, to this dynasty, but more recently it has been suggested that some of the Theban rulers previously listed in Dynasty 17 should be listed here.