Salitis

Salitis was the first pharaoh of the Hyksos Fifteenth dynasty of Egypt, who began to rule Egypt around 1648 BC. The precise dates of his rule are unknown. Northern Egypt was under Hyksos rulers throughout the Dynasty. The Hyksos wereAsiatics that invaded through the Sinai Peninsula and settled in the Delta. The Heksus controlled all the Nile Delta and Northern Egypt. By time, they got more powerful and set their own Dynasties (from the 14th till the end of the 16th Dynasty). Some scholars mention Salitis's name as "Sultan". This is an Arabic translation of the phrase 'powerful king' because the king was considered to be the founder of the first Hyksos dynasty. Salitis captured Memphis and placed himself in higher rank than any of the royal families in the Capitol.