Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt

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The Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt was an early Third Intermediate Period royal line that ruled from Tanis and oversaw a politically fragmented Egypt with significant power held by Theban high priests.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Egyptian dynasty ⓘ
royal house ⓘ
associatedWith Theban priestly rule in Upper Egypt ⓘ
capital Tanis ⓘ
characterizedBy division of religious and secular authority ⓘ
political fragmentation ⓘ
chronologicalPosition first dynasty of the Third Intermediate Period ⓘ
conflictsWith Libyan groups in Egypt ⓘ
country Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
dynasticSeat Tanis royal necropolis ⓘ
endTime c. 943 BC ⓘ
era Bronze Age collapse aftermath ⓘ
followedBy Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
follows Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
governmentForm Monarchy ⓘ
hasCoreRegion Nile Delta ⓘ
hasCulturalContinuityWith New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ
hasEconomicCondition reduced central revenues compared to New Kingdom ⓘ
hasHistoriographicalDesignation Dynasty XXI ⓘ
hasHistoriographicalSource Manetho’s Aegyptiaca ⓘ
linked to: Aegyptiaca
hasImportantArchaeologicalFind gold funerary mask of Psusennes I ⓘ
silver coffin of Psusennes I ⓘ
hasImportantArchaeologicalSite Tanis royal tombs ⓘ
hasMainTerritory Lower Egypt ⓘ
parts of Upper Egypt ⓘ
hasMilitaryCondition limited imperial power outside Egypt ⓘ
hasSignificantPowerSharedWith High Priests of Amun at Thebes ⓘ
hasTypeOfSuccession hereditary monarchy ⓘ
knownFor continuation of Amun cult dominance at Thebes ⓘ
rich but poorly preserved royal burials at Tanis ⓘ
language Demotic Egyptian ⓘ
linked to: Demotic script

Late Egyptian ⓘ
notableRuler Amenemope ⓘ
Osorkon the Elder ⓘ
Psusennes I ⓘ
Psusennes II ⓘ
Siamun ⓘ
Smendes I ⓘ
partOf Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
powerStructure dual power between Tanite kings and Theban high priests ⓘ
precededByEvent decline of New Kingdom Egypt ⓘ
religion Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
startTime c. 1077 BC ⓘ
usesCalendar Ancient Egyptian civil calendar ⓘ
usesTitle Pharaoh of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaoh
writingSystem Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ
Hieratic script ⓘ

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

Third Intermediate Period of Egypt → hasPart → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt → follows → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
20th Dynasty of Egypt → followedBy → 21st Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Tanis → capitalDuringDynasty → 21st Dynasty ⓘ
linked to: Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
Smendes I → dynastyFounded → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Smendes I → successorDynasty → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Libyan Dynasty → follows → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Psusennes II → dynasty → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
House of Shoshenq → precededBy → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Ramesses XI → successorDynasty → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
tomb of Psusennes I → associatedDynasty → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Tomb of Amenemope → burialOfDynasty → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
subject linked to: tomb of Amenemope
Psusennes I → dynasty → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Siamun → dynasty → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
San al-Hagar (Tanis) → capitalDuring → Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ