TWENTY-SECOND DYNASTY OF EGYPT

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-Second Dynasty' are as follows:

'Twenty-Second Dynasty'

Name	Comments	Dates
Shoshenq I	probably the biblical Shishaq	943 – 922 BC
Osorkon I		922 – 887 BC
Takelot I		887 – 874 BC
Shoshenq II	enjoyed an independent reign of 2 Years at Tanis according to Von Beckerath	874 – 872 BC
Harsiese A	an independent king at Thebes who ruled during Takelot I's and Osorkon II's reigns	880 – 860 BC
Osorkon II	an ally of Israel who fought Shalmaneser III of Assyria at the battle of Qarqar in 853 BC.	872 – 837 BC
Shoshenq III		837 – 798 BC
Shoshenq (IV)"quartus"	not to be confused with Shoshenq VI – the original Shoshenq IV in publications before 1993	798 – 785 BC
Pami	buried two Apis bulls in his reign	785 – 778 BC
Shoshenq V		778 – 740 BC
Osorkon IV	ruled concurrently from the eastern Delta with Tefnakhte of Sais and Iuput II of Leontopolis	740 – 720 BC

The kings of the 'Twenty-Second Dynasty' of Egypt were a series of Meshwesh Libyans who ruled from ''circa'' 943 BC until 720 BC. They had settled in Egypt since the Twentieth Dynasty. Manetho states that the dynasty originated at Bubastis, but the kings almost certainly ruled from Tanis, which was their capital and the city where their tombs have been excavated.
Another king who may belong to this group is Tutkheperre Shoshenq, whose precise position in this dynasty is currently uncertain. The so-called Twenty-Third Dynasty was an offshoot of this dynasty perhaps based in Upper Egypt, though there is much debate concerning this issue. All of its kings reigned in Middle and Upper Egypt including the Western Desert Oases.

See also

★ Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt Family Tree

External links

★ The Royal Tombs of Tanis