Third Intermediate Period
Third Intermediate Period - Dates and Time Period
The time period covering the Third Intermediate Period is 1070 BC - 525 BC.
Significant
Historical Events,
Achievements and People of Third Intermediate Period
The significant Events, Achievements
and People of the Third Intermediate Period are as follows:
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21st (Tanite) Dynasty - After
the death of Ramses XI, Smendes (1069–1043) claimed
the kingship and ruled from Tanis
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The hereditary high priests
of Amun-Ra governed Upper Egypt
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22nd (Bubastite) Dynasty.
The Libyan, Sheshonq I (945–924), ruled and
appointed one of his sons as the high priest of Amun-Ra
and reunified Egypt. The 22nd dynasty ruled from
both Tanis and Bubastis in the eastern Delta.
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The Nubians conquer the South
of Egypt
under the command of Piankhy and restore traditional
values and religion
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Nehesey (or Nehesi)
was Pharaoh and his
name means 'Nubian'
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The Pharaoh Siamun
(978–958) was believed to have arranged the marriage
of his daughter to King Solomon (1 Kings 11:1) of
the Kingdom of Israel which had created a powerful
state in Palestine
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Egypt are plagued by attacks
from the Assyrians
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The Nubian rulers of the Twenty-Fifth Dynasty were
finally expelled from Egypt
-
Egypt fell into in the hands
of independent princes
Third Intermediate Period - The Dynasties
The names of the dynasties spanning
Third Intermediate Period were:
The names of the Pharaohs who
ruled during these dynasties of Third Intermediate Period are detailed below.
Third Intermediate Period
The period of Ancient Egypt history, which includes the period of Third Intermediate Period, stretches over 3000 years and
encompasses hundreds of Pharaohs. Because of this massive time span and timeline
Egyptologists have divided the different historical times into Periods,
Kingdoms and Dynasties:
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Definition of Kingdoms
- Politically organized communities with a monarchical form
of government headed by a King, Queen or Pharaoh
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Definition of Dynasties
- Egyptian dynasties were families which retained
political power across generations
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Definition of Periods
- A distinct evolutionary or developmental phase in Egypt,
such as the period of Third Intermediate Period
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Definition of
Intermediate Periods - The time between the end of an old
period or Kingdom to the start of a new period or Kingdom,
allowing for possible anomalies in dates
Third Intermediate Period - The Pharaohs
The names give to the Pharaohs of
Third Intermediate Period are as follows: List of the names of
the Pharaohs of the 21st - Twenty-first Egyptian Dynasty
- Smendes 1069 BC - 1043 BC
- Amenemnisu 1043 BC - 1039
BC
- Psusennes I 1039 BC - 990
BC
- Amenemope 992 BC - 983 BC
- Osorkon the Elder 983 BC -
977 BC
- Siamun 977 BC - 958 BC
- Psusennes II 958 BC - 943
BC
Pharaohs of the
22nd -
Twenty-second Egyptian Dynasty
- Shoshenq I 943 – 922 BC
- Osorkon I 922 – 887 BC
- Takelot I 887 – 874 BC
- Shoshenq II 874 – 872 BC
- Osorkon II 872 – 837 BC
- Shoshenq III 837 – 798 BC
- Shoshenq IV798 – 785 BC
- Shoshenq V 778 – 740 BC
- Osorkon IV 740 – 720 BC
Pharaohs of the
23rd -
Twenty-third Egyptian Dynasty
- Takelot II 840 BC – 815 BC
- Pedubast I 829 BC – 804 BC
- Shoshenq VI 804 BC – 798 BC
- Osorkon III
- Takelot III
- Rudamun
Pharaohs of the
24th -
Twenty-fourth Egyptian Dynasty
- Tefnakhte I
Bakenranef (Bocchoris) 725 - 720 BC
Pharaohs of the
25th -
Twenty-fifth Egyptian Dynasty
- 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
Timelines and Third Intermediate Period
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