Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt

E162566

ancient Egyptian dynasty royal house

The Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt was a brief native Egyptian royal line of the Late Period, founded by the pharaoh Amyrtaeus after the expulsion of Persian rule.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt canonical	8
28th Dynasty of Egypt	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1378744 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
Context triple: [Late Period of Egypt, hasPart, Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt]

A. Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt was a period of Persian (Achaemenid) rule over Egypt, marked by foreign administration and integration into a wider imperial system.
B. Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt was a powerful New Kingdom royal line best known for pharaohs like Ramesses II and its extensive building projects, including monumental temples and statues.
C. pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty
The pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty were rulers of Egypt during the Late Period, known for a renaissance of Egyptian culture, extensive building projects, and increased interaction with Greek city-states.
D. Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
The Sixth Dynasty of Egypt was the final major royal line of the Old Kingdom, marked by long reigns, increasing power of provincial officials, and the gradual decline that led into the First Intermediate Period.
E. Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
The Fourth Dynasty of Egypt was an Old Kingdom royal line renowned for its powerful pharaohs and monumental pyramid building, including the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
Target entity description: The Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt was a brief native Egyptian royal line of the Late Period, founded by the pharaoh Amyrtaeus after the expulsion of Persian rule.

A. Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt was a period of Persian (Achaemenid) rule over Egypt, marked by foreign administration and integration into a wider imperial system.
B. Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
The Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt was a powerful New Kingdom royal line best known for pharaohs like Ramesses II and its extensive building projects, including monumental temples and statues.
C. pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty
The pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty were rulers of Egypt during the Late Period, known for a renaissance of Egyptian culture, extensive building projects, and increased interaction with Greek city-states.
D. Sixth Dynasty of Egypt
The Sixth Dynasty of Egypt was the final major royal line of the Old Kingdom, marked by long reigns, increasing power of provincial officials, and the gradual decline that led into the First Intermediate Period.
E. Fourth Dynasty of Egypt
The Fourth Dynasty of Egypt was an Old Kingdom royal line renowned for its powerful pharaohs and monumental pyramid building, including the construction of the Great Pyramid at Giza.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient Egyptian dynasty ⓘ royal house ⓘ
capital	Sais ⓘ
chronologicalPosition	fifth dynasty of the Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
conflictWith	Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
country	Ancient Egypt ⓘ linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
duration	approximately 6 years ⓘ
endCause	overthrow of Amyrtaeus ⓘ
endTime	398 BC ⓘ
era	Late Period of Egypt ⓘ
establishedAfter	expulsion of Achaemenid Persian rule from Egypt ⓘ
foundedBy	Amyrtaeus ⓘ
governmentForm	monarchy ⓘ
hasMonarch	Amyrtaeus ⓘ
hasOnlyRuler	Amyrtaeus ⓘ
historicalSource	Manetho’s Aegyptiaca ⓘ linked to: Manetho
language	Ancient Egyptian language ⓘ
namedAfter	its numerical position as the twenty-eighth dynasty in Manetho’s king list ⓘ
nativeDynasty	true ⓘ
notableEvent	restoration of native Egyptian rule after first Persian occupation ⓘ
overthrew	Achaemenid Empire rule in Egypt ⓘ
partOf	Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ linked to: Late Period of Egypt
politicalStatus	independent Egyptian kingdom ⓘ
predecessor	Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
regnalHouse	House of Amyrtaeus ⓘ
religion	ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
startTime	404 BC ⓘ
succeededByRulerFrom	Mendesian line of the Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ linked to: Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
successor	Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
territory	Nile Valley in Lower and parts of Upper Egypt ⓘ

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

Late Period of Egypt → hasPart → Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt → followedBy → Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Amyrtaeus → dynasty → Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Amyrtaeus → house → Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt → follows → Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt → precededBy → Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

First Persian Period of Egypt → followedBy → 28th Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

linked to: Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt

House of Amyrtaeus → ruledDynasty → Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

Pausiris → dynastyContext → Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ

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