Ruler
Pepi II
King of the Sixth Dynasty
c. 2278 – 2184 BCE
Approximate regnal dates after Shaw (2000).
Biography
He came to the throne as a child. Later tradition credits him with one of the longest reigns in history, and soon after him central authority broke down.
Key facts
Certainty: Debated
Later tradition gives him a reign of over ninety years, but many scholars think it was shorter.
Scholarly note: The figure comes from later king lists and historians; contemporary evidence is not enough to settle it.
- Ian Shaw (ed.) (2000) “The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt” Oxford University Press