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| Dynasties of Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt |
| Predynastic Egypt |
| Protodynastic Period |
| Early Dynastic Period |
| 1st 2nd |
| Old Kingdom |
| 3rd 4th 5th 6th |
| First Intermediate Period |
| 7th 8th 9th 10th |
| 11th (Thebes only) |
| Middle Kingdom |
| 11th (All Egypt) |
| 12th 13th 14th |
| Second Intermediate Period |
| 15th 16th 17th |
| New Kingdom |
| 18th 19th 20th |
| Third Intermediate Period |
| 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th 26th |
| First Persian Period |
| Late Period |
| 28th 29th 30th |
| Second Persian Period |
| Macedonian-Roman Period |
| Alexander the Great |
| Ptolemaic Dynasty |
| Roman Egypt |
| Arab Conquest |
The twenty-first, twenty-second, twenty-third, twenty-fourth and twenty-fifth dynasties of Ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period.
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Rulers
The known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the twenty-fifth dynasty are as follows:
| Name | Dates |
|---|---|
| Alara | 780-760 |
| Kashta | – |
| Piye | c. 752 BC – 721 BC |
| Shabaka | 721 BC – 707 BC |
| Shebitku | 707 BC – 690 BC |
| Taharqa | 690 – 664 BC |
| Tantamani | 664 – 656 BC (died 653 BC) |
It should be noted, however, that Alara did not control any region of Egypt in his reign. Kashta, however, did wield some authority in Upper Egypt. A stela of his has been found at Elephantine and he perhaps exercised some influence at Thebes.
Piye
The twenty-fifth dynasty originated in Kush (Nubia) presently in north Sudan at the city-state of Napata, whence they invaded and took control of Egypt under Piye (spelled Piankhi in older works). Manetho does not mention either the first king, Piye, or the last king, Tantamani, although inscriptions exist to attest to the existence of both.
Shebitku
The following chronology follows recent research by Dan'el Kahn [1] which suggests that Shebitku was king of Egypt by 707/706 BC. This is based on evidence from an inscription of the Assyrian king Sargon II, which was found in modern day Northwestern Iran and dated to 706 BC. This inscription calls Shebitku the king of Melunha, and states that he sent back to Assyria, a rebel named Iamanni in handcuffs. Kahn's arguments have been widely accepted by many Egyptologists including Rolf Krauss, and Aidan Dodson [2] and other scholars at the SCIEM 2000 (Synchronisation of Civilisations of the Eastern Mediterranean in the Second Millennium B.C.) project with the notable exception of Kenneth Kitchen and Manfred Bietak at present.
Taharqa
Starting from the reign of Taharqa onward, the kings of this dynasty were driven back into Nubia, at first by the Assyrians, then by the kings of the Twenty-Sixth Dynasty. Their successors came to settle in Nubia, where they established a kingdom at Napata (656 - 590 BC) then later, at Meroë (590 BC - 4th century AD).
See also
Notes
External links
- (French) Voyage au pays des pharaons noirs Travel in Sudan : pictures and notes on the Nubian history
