Khety II

Khety II (Nebkaure Khety) was the fourth pharaoh of the 9th Dynasty, who ruled around 1550 B.C. in Upper Egypt at Herakleopolis. He succeeded Neferkare VII, and was succeeded by a series of ephemeral rulers who ended the dynasty in about 1540 B.C. Very little is known about this pharaoh.

Khety's parentage is unknown, though he may have been a son of his predecessor Neferkare VII. He did not have any known sons.

After Neferkare VII's death, Khety II became ruler of Lower Egypt and the northern parts of Upper Egypt. He continued the rivalry with the 11th Dynasty in the south, now ruled by the powerful king Intef II. They contested the region of northern Upper Egypt and it eventually went to Intef, thus decreasing the power of the Herakleopolitan Dynasty even more. Khety died around the year 1545 B.C.

The evidence for the revised history can be found at Displaced Dynasties. Evidence regarding this pharaoh's place in history can be found here.