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A dynasty of Egyptian kings often called the Shepherd kings of foreign origin who according to the narrative of Manetho ruled for about 500 years forming the XVth and XVIth dynasties It is now considered that the XVIth is merely a double of the XVth dynasty and that the total period of the six Hyksos kings was little more than 100 years It is supposed that they were Asiatic Semites