Region: Egypt & North Africa · Coordinates: 30.786, 31.823 · 8 events
| Year | Source | Account |
|---|---|---|
| 1650 BC | Manetho's Aegyptiaca (fragments) | The Hyksos founded a city in the Sethroite nome, invaded from there, and conquered all of Egypt. |
| 1650 BC | Manetho's Aegyptiaca (fragments) | Salatis rebuilt and fortified Avaris and stationed 250,000 armed men there; each summer they came to collect taxes, pay wages and train. tradition |
| 1650 BC | Manetho's Aegyptiaca (fragments) | The Hyksos, confined in Avaris (ten thousand acres), were enclosed by a huge wall. |
| 1567 BC | Manetho's Aegyptiaca (fragments) | Thummosis besieged Avaris with 480,000 troops but could not take it, so he made a treaty with the Hyksos to leave freely with their families and property. tradition |
| 1550 BC | Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt | Ahmose I besieged Avaris; Ahmose son of Ebana showed his valor. |
| 1550 BC | Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt | A battle on the water at the Avaris canal (Pezedku); after hand-to-hand fighting, he brought back a hand he had cut off. |
| 1550 BC | Breasted, Ancient Records of Egypt | Fall of Avaris: the son of Ebana took one man and three women as prisoners. |
| 1292 BC | Manetho's Aegyptiaca (fragments) | The people of the quarries petitioned the king and received Avaris, the city the Hyksos had abandoned; they chose Osarseph, a priest of Heliopolis, as their leader, enacted laws against worshipping Egyptian gods and killing sacred animals, repaired the walls and prepared for war. tradition |