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What Egyptian pharaoh united Egypt and began the Middle Kingdom period?​

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Mentuhotep II

Around 2000 BC, a powerful leader named Mentuhotep II became king of southern Egypt. He launched an attack on the north and eventually reunited Egypt under one rule. This began the period of the Middle Kingdom.

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