Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt

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ancient Egyptian dynasty royal house

The Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt was a Libyan-origin royal line that ruled during the Third Intermediate Period, with its power base centered in the Delta city of Bubastis.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt canonical	8
22nd Dynasty	1
Libyan Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt	1
Libyan Twenty-second Dynasty rulers	1
Twenty-Second Dynasty	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1487085 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
Context triple: [Bubastis, importantInDynasty, Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt]

A. Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt was a Kushite (Nubian) royal line that ruled Egypt in the 8th–7th centuries BCE, noted for reviving traditional Egyptian culture, religion, and monumental building during a period of foreign domination.
B. Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt was a brief native Egyptian royal line of the Late Period, founded by the pharaoh Amyrtaeus after the expulsion of Persian rule.
C. Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt was a short-lived native ruling house of the Late Period, known for its efforts to maintain Egyptian independence amid recurring Persian threats in the 4th century BCE.
D. Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt was a period of Persian (Achaemenid) rule over Egypt, marked by foreign administration and integration into a wider imperial system.
E. Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt was a powerful New Kingdom royal line best known for pharaohs like Ramesses II and its extensive building projects, including monumental temples and statues.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
Target entity description: The Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt was a Libyan-origin royal line that ruled during the Third Intermediate Period, with its power base centered in the Delta city of Bubastis.

A. Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt was a Kushite (Nubian) royal line that ruled Egypt in the 8th–7th centuries BCE, noted for reviving traditional Egyptian culture, religion, and monumental building during a period of foreign domination.
B. Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt was a brief native Egyptian royal line of the Late Period, founded by the pharaoh Amyrtaeus after the expulsion of Persian rule.
C. Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt was a short-lived native ruling house of the Late Period, known for its efforts to maintain Egyptian independence amid recurring Persian threats in the 4th century BCE.
D. Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt was a period of Persian (Achaemenid) rule over Egypt, marked by foreign administration and integration into a wider imperial system.
E. Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt was a powerful New Kingdom royal line best known for pharaohs like Ramesses II and its extensive building projects, including monumental temples and statues.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian dynasty ⓘ royal house ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Dynasty XXII ⓘ Libyan Dynasty ⓘ Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ surface form: Twenty-Second Dynasty
archaeologicalSite	Bubastis ⓘ Tanis ⓘ
associatedDeity	Bastet ⓘ
capital	Bubastis ⓘ
coexistedWith	Egyptian priesthood ⓘ surface form: High Priests of Amun at Thebes Northern Kingdom of Israel ⓘ surface form: Kingdom of Israel Assyria ⓘ surface form: Neo-Assyrian Empire
country	Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ surface form: Ancient Egypt
declineCause	internal fragmentation and rise of rival Libyan dynasties ⓘ
duration	approximately 2 centuries ⓘ
endDate	c. 716 BC ⓘ
era	Iron Age ⓘ
ethnicOrigin	Libyan ⓘ
firstRuler	Shoshenq I ⓘ
followedBy	Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
follows	Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
founder	Shoshenq I ⓘ
governmentType	monarchy ⓘ
hasRuler	Osorkon I ⓘ Osorkon II ⓘ Osorkon IV ⓘ Pami ⓘ Shoshenq I ⓘ Shoshenq II ⓘ Shoshenq III ⓘ Shoshenq IV ⓘ Shoshenq V ⓘ Takelot I ⓘ
language	Egyptian language family ⓘ surface form: Egyptian language
lastSignificantRuler	Osorkon IV ⓘ
notableEvent	campaign of Shoshenq I into the Levant ⓘ
notableKing	Osorkon II ⓘ Shoshenq I ⓘ Shoshenq III ⓘ
originGroup	Meshwesh Libyans ⓘ
partOf	Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
politicalStructure	fragmented rule between Delta and Upper Egypt ⓘ
powerBase	Bubastis ⓘ
region	Nile Delta ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
startDate	c. 943 BC ⓘ
successionPattern	hereditary kingship ⓘ

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Referenced by (12)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bubastis → importantInDynasty → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Third Intermediate Period of Egypt → hasPart → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt → alsoKnownAs → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Twenty-Second Dynasty

Shoshenq I → dynasty → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Shoshenq I → founded → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt → follows → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt → hasPredecessorDynasty → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Libyan Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt

Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt → overlapsWith → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Osorkon I → dynasty → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Osorkon II → dynasty → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Osorkon II → successorDynasticLine → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: Libyan Twenty-second Dynasty rulers

Tanis → capitalDuringDynasty → Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

this entity surface form: 22nd Dynasty

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