History of ancient Egypt

aspect of history

6 dated entries naming History of ancient Egypt, drawn from 6 separate years between 945 BCE and 595 BCE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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10th century BC

  • 945 BCE945 BC—Egypt: Psusennes III dies, the last king of the Twenty-First Dynasty. Shoshenq I succeeds him, the founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty.source

9th century BC

  • 850 BCE850 BC—Takelot II succeeds Osorkon II as King of Egypt.source
  • 817 BCE817 BC—Pedubastis I declares himself king of Egypt, founding the Twenty-third Dynasty.source

8th century BC

  • 728 BCE728 BC: Piye invades Egypt, conquering Memphis, and receives the submission of the rulers of the Nile Delta. He founds the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt.source

7th century BC

  • 690 BCE690 BC—Taharqa, a king of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty, ascends the throne of Egypt (approximate date)source

6th century BC

  • 595 BCE595 BC—Psamtik II succeeds Necho II as king of Egypt.source

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