Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt

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The Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt was an early Third Intermediate Period royal line that ruled from Tanis and oversaw a politically fragmented Egypt with significant power held by Theban high priests.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian dynasty
royal house
associatedWith Theban priestly rule in Upper Egypt
capital Tanis
characterizedBy division of religious and secular authority
political fragmentation
chronologicalPosition first dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period
conflictsWith Libyan groups in Egypt
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
dynasticSeat Tanis royal necropolis
endTime c. 943 BC
era Bronze Age collapse aftermath
followedBy Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
follows Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
governmentForm Monarchy
hasCoreRegion Nile Delta
hasCulturalContinuityWith New Kingdom of Egypt
hasEconomicCondition reduced central revenues compared to New Kingdom
hasHistoriographicalDesignation Dynasty XXI
hasHistoriographicalSource Manetho’s Aegyptiaca
linked to: Aegyptiaca
hasImportantArchaeologicalFind gold funerary mask of Psusennes I
silver coffin of Psusennes I
hasImportantArchaeologicalSite Tanis royal tombs
hasMainTerritory Lower Egypt
parts of Upper Egypt
hasMilitaryCondition limited imperial power outside Egypt
hasSignificantPowerSharedWith High Priests of Amun at Thebes
hasTypeOfSuccession hereditary monarchy
knownFor continuation of Amun cult dominance at Thebes
rich but poorly preserved royal burials at Tanis
language Demotic Egyptian
linked to: Demotic script

Late Egyptian
notableRuler Amenemope
Osorkon the Elder
Psusennes I
Psusennes II
Siamun
Smendes I
partOf Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
powerStructure dual power between Tanite kings and Theban high priests
precededByEvent decline of New Kingdom Egypt
religion Ancient Egyptian religion
startTime c. 1077 BC
usesCalendar Ancient Egyptian civil calendar
usesTitle Pharaoh of Egypt
linked to: Pharaoh
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs
Hieratic script

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Third Intermediate Period of Egypt hasPart Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt follows Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
20th Dynasty of Egypt followedBy 21st Dynasty of Egypt
linked to: Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Tanis capitalDuringDynasty 21st Dynasty
linked to: Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Smendes I dynastyFounded Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Smendes I successorDynasty Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Libyan Dynasty follows Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Psusennes II dynasty Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
House of Shoshenq precededBy Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Ramesses XI successorDynasty Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
tomb of Psusennes I associatedDynasty Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Tomb of Amenemope burialOfDynasty Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
subject linked to: tomb of Amenemope
Psusennes I dynasty Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Siamun dynasty Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
San al-Hagar (Tanis) capitalDuring Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt