Tsohuwar Mulkin Masarawa ta dā, wadda ta yi kusan 2700-2200 KZ, an gane ta a matsayin "Zamanin Dala" ko "Zamanin Masu Gina Dala."Wannan zamanin, musamman a lokacin daular Hudu, ya sami gagarumin ci gaba a ginin dala, wanda manyan sarakuna irin su Sneferu, Khufu, Khafre, da Menkaure suka jagoranta, waɗanda ke da alhakin manyan dala a Giza.^[11] Wannan lokacin ya nuna kololuwar wayewar Masar ta farko kuma shine farkon lokaci na "Mulkin" guda uku, wanda ya haɗa da Tsakiyar Tsakiya da Sabbin Sarautu, yana nuna alamar wayewa a cikin ƙananan kwarin Nilu.^[12]Kalmar “Tsohuwar Mulki”, wanda Masanin ilimin Masar Baron von Bunsen ya yi a cikin 1845, ^[13] da farko ya bayyana ɗayan “zamanan zinare” uku na tarihin Masar.Bambance-bambancen Tsakanin Zamanin Daular Farko da Tsohuwar Mulkin ya samo asali ne akan juyin halittar gine-gine da tasirin sa na al'umma da tattalin arziki.Tsohuwar Mulkin, wacce aka fi sani da zamanin daga Daular Uku zuwa Daular Shida (2686-2181 KZ), an san shi da gine-ginen gine-ginen da ke da girma, tare da mafi yawan bayanan tarihi da aka samo daga waɗannan gine-gine da kuma rubutunsu.Daular Memphite ta bakwai da ta takwas suma masana Masarautar Masar sun haɗa su a matsayin wani ɓangare na Tsohuwar Mulki.Wannan lokacin yana da ƙaƙƙarfan tsaro na cikin gida da wadata amma lokacin tsaka-tsakin Farko ya biyo bayansa, ^[14] lokacin rashin haɗin kai da raguwar al'adu.Tunanin sarkin Masar a matsayin allah mai rai, ^[15] mai cikakken iko, ya bayyana a lokacin Tsohuwar Mulki.Sarki Djoser, sarkin farko na daular Uku, ya koma birnin Memphis, inda ya fara sabon zamani na gine-ginen dutse, wanda ya tabbatar da gina dala ta mataki na gininsa, Imhotep.Tsohuwar Masarautar ta shahara musamman ga dala da yawa da aka gina a matsayin kaburburan sarki a wannan lokacin.