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Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt

Ancient Egyptian dynasty

Field	Value
conventional_long_name	Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
era	Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
government_type	Absolute monarchy
image_map	File:Psusennes I's Funerary Mask in 2012.jpg
image_map_caption	Gold funerary mask of pharaoh Psusennes I
year_start	1077 BC
year_end	943 BC
p1	Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
s1	Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
capital	Tanis
common_languages	Egyptian language
religion	Ancient Egyptian Religion

The Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XXI, alternatively 21st Dynasty or Dynasty 21) is usually classified as the first Dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian Third Intermediate Period, lasting from 1077 BC to 943 BC.

History

After the reign of Ramesses III, a long, slow decline of royal power in Egypt followed. The pharaohs of the Twenty-first Dynasty ruled from Tanis, but were mostly active only in Lower Egypt, which they controlled. This dynasty is described as 'Tanite' because its political capital was based at Tanis. Meanwhile, the High Priests of Amun at Thebes effectively ruled Middle and Upper Egypt in all but name. The later Egyptian Priest Manetho of Sebennytos states in his Epitome on Egyptian royal history that "the 21st Dynasty of Egypt lasted for 130 years".

Pharaohs of the 21st Dynasty

Main article: List of pharaohs

Pharaoh	Image	Prenomen (Throne name)	Horus-name	Reign	Burial	Consort(s)	Comments
Smendes / Nesbanebdjed I	[[File:Canopic_Smendes_Met.jpg	133x133px]]	Hedjkheperre Setepenre	Kanakhtmeryreseuser Amunkhepesheferseqamaat		1077 - 1051 BC	unknown	Tentamun	Only controlled Lower Egypt during his reign. Founder of the 21st Dynasty.
Amenemnisu	[[File:Bowcap_Amenemnesut_Psusennes_by_Khruner.jpg	100x100px]]	Neferkare Heqawaset	(unknown)	1051 - 1047 BC	unknown
Psusennes I / Hor-Pasebakhaenniut I	[[File:Psusennes I's Funerary Mask in 2012 (cropped).jpg	136x136px]]	Akheperre Setepenamun	Kanakhtemdedamun Userfausekhaemwaset	1047 - 998 BC	NRT III, Tanis	Mutnedjemet
Wiay	Precise length of reign unknown. Either 49 years or maximum 50 years.
Amenemope	[[File:Amenemope Mask Crop.jpg	alt=	150x150px]]	Usermaatre Setepenamun	(unknown)	1000 - 991 BC	Tanis		Manetho writes in his Epitome that Amenemope ruled Egypt for 9 years with first 2-3 years in co-regency with Psusennes I.
Osorkon the Elder	[[File:Seal_Aakheperre_Osorkon_Petrie.jpg	150x150px]]	Akheperre Setepenre	(unknown)	991 - 985 BC	unknown		Osorkon the elder ruled Egypt for 6 years.
Siamun	[[File:Relief Siamun Petrie.jpg	150x150px]]	Netjerkheperre Setepenamun	Kanakhtmerymat Sameryenamunperemhauef	985 - 966 BC	unknown		Siamun is believed to have ruled Egypt for 19 years. Egyptologists have amended Manetho's figure of 9 years for this king to [1]9 years based on a Year 17 known for him in the Karnak Priestly Annals
Psusennes II / Hor-Pasebakhaenniut II	[[File:Statue_CG42192_legrain.jpg	150x150px]]	Titkheperure Setepenre	(unknown)	966 - 943 BC	unknown

Timeline of the 21st Dynasty

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DateFormat = yyyy Period = from:-1077 till:-925 TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal ScaleMajor = unit:year increment:10 start:-1077

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from: -1077 till: -1051 color:PA text:"Smendes (1077 BC – 1051 BC)" from: -1051 till: -1047 color:PA text:"Amenemnisu (1051 BC – 1047 BC)" from: -1047 till: -998 color:PA text:"Psusennes I (1047 BC – 1001 BC)" from: -1000 till: -991 color:PA text:"Amenemope (1001 BC – 992 BC)" from: -991 till: -985 color:PA text:"Osorkon the Elder (992 BC – 986 BC)" from: -985 till: -966 color:PA text:"Siamun (986 BC – 967 BC)" from: -966 till: -943 color:PA text:"Psusennes II (967 BC – 943 BC)" barset:skip

Footnotes

References

Kenneth A. Kitchen, The Third Intermediate Period in Egypt (1100–650 BC), 3rd edition, 1986, Warminster: Aris & Phillips Ltd, p.531

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