Wahibre Psamtik

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Wahibre Psamtik, better known as Psamtik I, was a 7th-century BCE pharaoh who reunified Egypt and founded the Saite 26th Dynasty.

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instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
human
monarch
alsoKnownAs Psammetichus
linked to: Psamtik I

Psammetichus I
linked to: Psamtik I

Psamtik I
Psamtik the Great
linked to: Psamtik I
associatedWithCity Naukratis
birthPlace Sais
burialPlace Sais
capitalCity Sais
conflictWith Assyrian Empire
linked to: Assyria

Kushite rulers of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty
dynasticHouse Saite line
era Late Period of ancient Egypt
father Necho I
foundedDynasty Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
greekNameForm Psammetichos
linked to: Psamtik
hasPersonalName Psamtik
hasThroneName Wahibre
knownFor ending Assyrian domination in Egypt
founding the Saite 26th Dynasty
promoting Greek mercenaries and traders in Egypt
restoring Egyptian temples and religious traditions
reunifying Egypt
languageOfName Ancient Egyptian
mother Istemabet
notableAchievement establishing long-lasting Saite control over Egypt
reunification of Upper and Lower Egypt under Saite rule
policy centralization of royal authority
revival of traditional Egyptian culture
predecessor Tantamani
reignedInDynasty Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
reignEndApprox 610 BCE
reignStartApprox 664 BCE
reignStartCenturyBCE 7th century BCE
religion ancient Egyptian religion
ruledRegion Egypt
successor Necho II
timePeriod 7th century BCE
early 6th century BCE
title King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Lord of the Two Lands
usedMercenariesFrom Caria
Greece
Ionia

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Psamtik I alsoKnownAs Wahibre Psamtik