| Era | Rank | Peaceful assignment | Military assignment | Start year | Reigning Pharaoh | Primary goal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Predynastic Period | Village Elder | Nubt (Naqada) | 3500 BC | None | Establish the first Egyptian village in history | |
| Thinis | 3100 BC | Thinnite Nobles | Establish a local capital in Lower Egypt | |||
| Perwadjyt (Buto) | 3050 BC | Thinnite Confederacy | Discover irrigation and inundation methods | |||
| Archaic Period | Village Noble | Nekhen (Hierakonpolis) | 3000 BC | Narmer | Build a city to unify Egypt | |
| Men-nefer (Memphis) | 2900 BC | Hor-Aha | Build the first Egyptian capitol | |||
| Royal Scholar | Timna | 2850 BC | Den | Build a mining military outpost | ||
| Abedju (Abydos) | Behdet (Apollinopolis) | 2685 BC | Khasekhemwy | Establish the first Egyptian Navy | ||
| Old Kingdom | Royal Scribe | Abu (Elephantine) | Selima Oasis | 2650 BC | Nebka | Establish a rich trading center/Build a military outpost |
| Royal Judge | Saqqara | 2630 BC | Djoser | Build the Stepped Pyramid | ||
| Royal Mayor | Meidum | Serabit Khadim | 2600 BC | Huni | Build a royal burial complex/Reconquer a lost military outpost | |
| South Dahshur | Buhen | 2575 BC | Sneferu | Build the Bent Pyramid/Expand Egypt might to Nubia | ||
| Royal Governor | North Dahshur | 2563 BC | Sneferu | Build the first True Pyramid | ||
| On (Heliopolis) | Iunet (Dendera) | 2551 BC | Khufu | Build a Limestone and Ivory Trading Post/Defend against the Kushite | ||
| Rostja (Giza) | 2508 BC | Khufu | Build the Great Pyramid and the Sphinx | |||
| Djedu (Abusir) | Bahariya Oasis | 2465 BC | Userkaf | Build the first Sun Temple/Fortify the west against Libya | ||
| Nomarch | - | - | - | - | - | |
| Chancellor | Dakhla Oasis | Dunqul Oasis | 2246 BC | Pepy | Build a trading outpost/Defend against Kush invaders | |
| Middle Kingdom | Vizier | Waset (Thebes) | Thinis | 2216 - 2215 BC | Inyotef Clan | Establish a new capitol/Rebuild an ancient city |
| Menat Khufu (Beni Hassan) | Kebet (Coptos) | 1952 - 1951 BC | Mentuhotep | Establish a new city following the end of civil war/Fortify the empire against rouge and disloyal cities | ||
| Pharaoh* | Itjtawy | 1880 BC | Senusret III | Build a new capitol of Egypt | ||
| Sawu (Mersa Gawasis) | Iken (Mirgissa) | 1800 BC | Sobekhotep | Build a dynastic mausoleum/Fortify the Nubian border | ||
| Bubastis | Heh (Semna) | 1710 BC | Merneferre Ai | Build the grandest and largest city in Egypt/Drive out Nubians invaders | ||
| New Kingdom | Sauty (Lykopolis) | Khmun (Hermopolis) | 1541 BC | Ahmose I | Build a command center to drive out the Nubians and Hyksos/Rebuild a conquered city | |
| Baki (Kuban) | Byblos | 1480 - 1479 BC | Thutmose II | Build a stately new city/Fortify the Hittite border | ||
| Hetepsenusret (Kahun) | Rowarty (Avaris) | 1372 - 1279 BC | Amenhotep III | Build a grand dynasty city/Defeat the Sea People | ||