Map of the Diocese of Egypt, which was controlled by the Sasanians.
Capital
Alexandria
Historical era
Late Antiquity
• Established
618
• Status quo ante bellum
628
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Egypt (Roman province)
Egypt (Roman province)
Today part of
Egypt Libya
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History of Egypt
Prehistoric Egypt
Predynastic Period
6000–3000 BC
Ancient Egypt
Early Dynastic Period
3150–2686 BC
Old Kingdom
2686–2181 BC
1st Intermediate Period
2181–2055 BC
Middle Kingdom
2055–1650 BC
2nd Intermediate Period
1650–1550 BC
New Kingdom
1550–1069 BC
3rd Intermediate Period
1069–664 BC
Late Period
664–332 BC
Greco-Roman Egypt
Argead dynasty
332–310 BC
Ptolemaic dynasties
310–30 BC
Roman and Byzantine Egypt
30 BC–641 AD
Sasanian Egypt
619–629
Medieval Egypt
Rashidun caliphate
641–661
Umayyad caliphate
661–750
Abbasid dynasty
750–935
Tulunid dynasty
868–905
Ikhshidid dynasty
935–969
Fatimid dynasty
969–1171
Ayyubid dynasty
1171–1250
Mamluk dynasty
1250–1517
Early modern Egypt
Ottoman Egypt
1517–1867
French occupation
1798–1801
Muhammad Ali dynasty
1805–1953
Khedivate of Egypt
1867–1914
Late Modern Egypt
British occupation
1882–1922
Sultanate of Egypt
1914–1922
Kingdom of Egypt
1922–1953
Republic
1953–present
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