Intef II iis a Pharaoh of the Eleventh dynasty during the First Intermediate Period.
His capital is located at Thebes.
At this time, Egypt is split between several local dynasties.
After the death of the nomarch Ankhtifi, Intef II is able to unite all the southern nomes down to the First Cataract.
After this he clashes with his main rivals, the nomarchs of Herakleopolis Magna for the possession of Abydos.
The city changes hands several times, but Intef II is eventually victorious, extending his rule north to the thirteenth nome.
After these wars, more friendly relations are established and the rest of Intef's reign is peaceful.
The discovery of a statue of Intef II, wrapped in a sed festival robe, in the sanctuary of Heqaib at Elephantine suggests that this king's authority extended to the region of the First Cataract and, perhaps, over part of Lower Nubia by his 30th year.
This impression would appear to be confirmed by an expedition led by Djemi from Gebelein to the land of Wawat (i.e.
: Nubia) during his reign.
Consequently when Intef II died, he left behind a strong government in Thebes which controlled the whole of Upper Egypt and maintained a border just south of Asyut.
The earliest attested dating of the god Amun at Karnak occurs during his reign.
The surviving sections of the Turin Canon for the Middle Kingdom with Intef II; it assigns this king a reign of 49 years.
