Dynasty XXII

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Dynasty XXII was a Libyan-origin royal house that ruled Egypt during the Third Intermediate Period, known for its power base in the Delta city of Bubastis and its fragmented political control.

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instanceOf ancient Egyptian dynasty
royal house
alsoKnownAs Libyan Dynasty
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
capital Bubastis
centerOfCult Bastet at Bubastis
linked to: Bubastis
coexistedWith Dynasty XXIII
Theban High Priesthood of Amun
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
dynasticHouse Meshwesh Libyans
endTime c. 716 BC
era Iron Age
ethnicOrigin Libyan
firstRuler Shoshenq I
followedBy Dynasty XXIII
follows Dynasty XXI
hasMonarch Osorkon I
Osorkon II
Pami
Shoshenq I
Shoshenq III
Shoshenq IV
Shoshenq V
Takelot I
hasTitle Pharaohs of Egypt
historicalPeriod post-New Kingdom Egypt
knownFor Libyan-origin rulers in Egypt
fragmented political authority
overlapping rule with other dynasties
power base in Bubastis
language Egyptian language
lastRuler Shoshenq V
notableRuler Osorkon II
Shoshenq I
partOf Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
politicalStructure fragmented control over Egypt
powerBase Bubastis
precededBy Dynasty XXI
regionOfControl Lower Egypt
Nile Delta
religion ancient Egyptian religion
startTime c. 943 BC
succeeds Dynasty XXI
typeOfGovernment monarchy
usedWritingSystem Demotic script (late phase)
Egyptian hieroglyphs
Hieratic script

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