Khyan
Seuserenre Khyan (also Khayan or Khian was a Hyksos king of the Fifteenth Dynasty of Egypt, ruling over Lower Egypt in the second half of the 17th century BCE. His royal name Seuserenre translates as "The one whom Re has caused to be strong." Khyan bears the titles of an Egyptian king, but also the title ruler of the foreign land (heqa-khaset). The later title is the typical designation of the Hyksos rulers.
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| Khayan, Khian, Chayan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Remains of a statue of the Twelfth Dynasty reappropriated by Hyksos ruler Khyan, with his cartouche inscribed on the sides over an erasure. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reign | Dating subject to ongoing debate in Egyptology. Possibly second half of the 17th century BC and more generally floruit may be anywhere between c. 1700 BC and c. 1580 BC. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Predecessor | Sakir-Har | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Successor | Yanassi or Apepi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Children | Yanassi ♂ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Monuments | A Stela in Avaris | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dynasty | Fifteenth Dynasty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Khyan is one of the better attested kings from the Hyksos period, known from many seals and seal impressions. Remarkable are objects with his name found at Knossos and Hattusha indicating diplomatic contacts with Crete and the Hittites. A sphinx with his name was bought on the art market at Baghdad and might demonstrate diplomatic contacts to Babylon, in an example of Egypt-Mesopotamia relations.