Apepi

Apepi

Apepi (also Ipepi; Egyptian language ipp(i)), Apophis (Greek: Ἄποφις); regnal names Nebkhepeshre, Aaqenenre and Aauserre) was a Hyksos ruler of Lower Egypt during the Fifteenth Dynasty and the end of the Second Intermediate Period. According to the Turin Canon of Kings, he reigned over the northern portion of Egypt for forty years during the early half of the 16th century BCE. Although officially only in control of the Lower Kingdom, Apepi in practice dominated the majority of Egypt during the early portion of his reign. He outlived his southern rival, Kamose, but not Ahmose I. While Apepi exerted suzerainty over and maintained peaceful trade relations with the native Theban Seventeenth Dynasty to the south, the other kingdom eventually regained control. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Apepi has received more than 65,381 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 29 in 2019). Apepi is the 3,252nd most popular politician (down from 2,742nd in 2019), the 170th most popular biography from Egypt (down from 142nd in 2019) and the 77th most popular Egyptian Politician.

Apepi is most famous for being the last king of the Fifth Dynasty. He was a weak king who reigned for only three years.