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Middle Kingdom

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Middle Kingdom
n
1. (Historical Terms) a period of Egyptian history extending from the late 11th to the 13th dynasty (?2040-?1670 bc)
2. (Historical Terms)
a.  the former Chinese empire (from the belief that it lay at the centre of the earth)
b.  the original 18 provinces of China; China proper


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To many outsiders, it stands for the insularity and barriers thrown up by the Middle Kingdom.
The earliest extract comes from the writings of Sinuhe, a minor official during Egypt's Middle Kingdom, around 1875 BC, who settled in the Bekaa Valley after fleeing disgrace in his homeland.
9781906137120 The non-royal regular feminine titles of the Middle Kingdom and Second Intermediate Period; dossiers.
 
 
 
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