Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
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Known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Twenty-Second Dynasty.
The Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period.
The Twenty-Second Dynasty ruled between 945 BC or 943 BC and 720 BC. Their kings were Meshwesh Libyans, who had settled in Egypt since the Twentieth Dynasty. Manetho states that the dynasty originated at Bubastis, but the kings almost certainly ruled from Tanis, which was their capital and the city where they were buried.
| Name | Comments | Dates |
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| Shoshenq I | often said to be the Biblical Shishaq | 943-922 BC |
| Osorkon I | 922-887 BC | |
| Shoshenq II | enjoyed an independent reign of around 2 Years at Tanis according to Von Beckerath | 887-885 BC |
| Takelot I | 885-872 BC | |
| Harsiese A | a separate king at Thebes during Osorkon II and Takelot I's reign. His 13th Year is now attested on a hieratic stela found at Dakhla Oasis. | 880-860 BC |
| Osorkon II | helped defeat Shalmaneser III of Assyria at the famous Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC | 872-837 BC |
| Shoshenq III | 837-798 BC | |
| Sheshonq (IV)"quartus" | not to be confused with Shoshenq VI--the old Shoshenq IV in pre-1993 books and journal articles. | 798-785 BC |
| Pami | buried two Apis Bulls in his reign. Only king whose deeds were found recorded on an Annal document | 785-778 BC |
| Shoshenq V | 778-740 BC | |
| Osorkon IV | was a separate king who ruled a over a fragmented Delta with Tefnakht and Iuput II | 740 BC-720 BC |
The so-called Twenty-Third Dynasty obviously was an offshoot of this dynasty. Most of its kings reigned Upper Egypt (listed under Libyan kings of Upper Egypt, but some of those traditionally listed there actually reigned in Delta.
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