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[[Image:Beads MFA Boston.jpg|thumb|Beads at MFA Boston]]

[[File:Hyksos.jpg|thumb|right|Egyptian depiction of the Hyksos invasion]]

The '''Hyksos'''<ref>[http://www.ancient.eu/Hyksos/ Hyksos, Ancient EU]</ref><ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hyksos-Egyptian-dynasty Hyksos, Britannica]</ref> were a large group of Semites who entered [[Egypt]] over a period of several decades through a flux of immigration and had established a foothold in Egypt in the beginning of the beginning of the 18th century BC, triggering the  [[Second Intermediate Period]] of Egypt from 1782 BC-1570 BC. Between 1630-1523 BC, the Hyksos wad complete conotrol over northern Egypt, until they were vanquished by the pharaoh [[Ahmose I]]. The word Hyksos (heqa-khase) derives from the Greek phrase meaning 'Rules of Foreign Lands'.<ref>[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/hyksos Hyksos, Word Origin and Definition]</ref> The Hyksos immigrants brought introduced many technologies to the land of Egypt, including composite bows, chariots and improved metallic weapons, and the Hyksos even introduced the [[horse]] to Egypt. The capital of the Hyksos was the city of [[Avaris]], an ancient Egyptian city discovered and excavated by [[Manfred Bietak]]. The primary deity of the Hyksos was the Egyptian storm and desert god, [[Seth]].

The '''Hyksos'''<ref>[http://www.ancient.eu/Hyksos/ Hyksos, Ancient EU]</ref><ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Hyksos-Egyptian-dynasty Hyksos, Britannica]</ref> were a large group of Semites who entered [[Egypt]] over a period of several decades through a flux of immigration and had established a foothold in Egypt in the beginning of the beginning of the 18th century BC, triggering the  [[Second Intermediate Period]] of Egypt from 1782 BC-1570 BC. Between 1630-1523 BC, the Hyksos wad complete conotrol over northern Egypt, until they were vanquished by the pharaoh [[Ahmose I]]. The word Hyksos (heqa-khase) derives from the Greek phrase meaning 'Rules of Foreign Lands'.<ref>[http://www.dictionary.com/browse/hyksos Hyksos, Word Origin and Definition]</ref> The Hyksos immigrants brought introduced many technologies to the land of Egypt, including composite bows, chariots and improved metallic weapons, and the Hyksos even introduced the [[horse]] to Egypt. The capital of the Hyksos was the city of [[Avaris]], an ancient Egyptian city discovered and excavated by [[Manfred Bietak]]. The primary deity of the Hyksos was the Egyptian storm and desert god, [[Seth]].