Hophra

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Hophra was a pharaoh of Egypt’s 26th Dynasty, known for his military campaigns and eventual overthrow amid internal unrest and foreign pressure.

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Label Occurrences
Hophra canonical 3
Hophra (Biblical name) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
human
monarch
associatedWithCity Memphis
biblicalBookMention Book of Jeremiah
biblicalName Hophra
capitalCityDuringReign Sais
causeOfDownfall foreign pressure
internal rebellion
military failures
conductedCampaign campaign in Cyprus
campaign in Libya
campaign in Phoenicia
conflictWith Babylonian Empire
contemporaryOf Nebuchadnezzar II
deathCauseApprox probable execution
father Psamtik II
floruitCentury 6th century BC
foreignPolicyGoal resistance to Babylonian expansion
hasAlternativeName Apries
Uaḥ-ib-Ra
Wahibre
hasRoyalHouse Saite dynasty
hasRoyalTitle King of Upper and Lower Egypt
historicalEra Iron Age
knownFor conflict with Babylon
intervention in Judah
military campaigns in the Levant
overthrow amid internal unrest
pressure from foreign powers
languageOfName Egyptian
memberOfDynasty Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
mentionedIn Hebrew Bible
linked to: Tanakh
notableEvent revolt of Egyptian troops against his rule
overthrownBy Amasis II
predecessor Psamtik II
reignedAs Pharaoh of Egypt
reignEndApprox 570 BC
reignStartApprox 589 BC
religion ancient Egyptian religion
ruledRegion Egypt
successor Amasis II
supported rebellious Levantine states against Babylon
throneName Wahibre
timePeriod Late Period of ancient Egypt
usedMercenariesFrom Caria
Greek cities
Ionia

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

Apries hasAlternativeName Hophra
Apries hasAlternativeName Hophra (Biblical name)
linked to: Hophra
Apries biblicalName Hophra
Hophra biblicalName Hophra