Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt

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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.

[edit] Rulers

The known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Twenty-First Dynasty are as follows:

Twenty-First Dynasty

Name	Dates
Smendes	1077 BC - 1051 BC
Amenemnisu	1051 BC - 1047 BC
Psusennes I	1047 BC - 1001 BC
Amenemope	1001 BC - 992 BC
Osorkon the Elder	992 BC - 986 BC
Siamun	986 BC - 967 BC
Psusennes II	967 BC - 943 BC

After the reign of Ramesses III, a long, slow decline of royal power in Egypt followed. The pharaohs of the Twenty-First Dynasty ruled from Tanis, but were mostly active only in Lower Egypt which they controlled. This dynasty is described as 'Tanite' because its political capital was based at Tanis. Meanwhile, the High Priests of Amun at Thebes effectively ruled Middle and Upper Egypt in all but name. The later Egyptian Priest Manetho of Sebennytos states in his Epitome on Egyptian royal history that "the 21st Dynasty of Egypt lasted for 130 years".^[1]

[edit] Footnotes

[edit] See also

• Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt Family Tree
• High Priests of Amun at Thebes