<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">Sixth Dynasty</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>Old Kingdom</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>6th Dynasty</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>Dynasty, Sixth</topic></variant><variant type="other"><topic>VIth Dynasty</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Refers to the period in Egypt from about 2325 to 2150 BCE. The period is characterized by internal problems in the royal family and the decentralization of power seen in the general decline of the arts and an increase in provincial tomb building. ]]></note></mads>