Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Achaemenid Egyptian dynasty
dynasty
period of Persian rule in Egypt
administrativeDivisionOf Achaemenid Empire
alsoKnownAs First Persian Period of Egypt
surface form: First Egyptian Satrapy

First Persian Period of Egypt
capital Memphis
Susa
chronologicalPosition 27th dynasty in traditional Egyptian king lists
continent Africa
country Egypt
currency Achaemenid coinage system
surface form: Achaemenid coinage
endTime 404 BC
establishedBy Cambyses II
firstRuler Cambyses II
followedBy Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
follows Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
governmentType satrapy
hasRuler Artaxerxes I of Persia
surface form: Artaxerxes I

Artaxerxes II
Cambyses II
Darius I of Persia
surface form: Darius I

Darius II of Persia
surface form: Darius II

Xerxes I
historicalRegion Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
integratedInto Achaemenid imperial administrative system
knownFor foreign administration of Egypt
integration of Egypt into wider imperial trade networks
languageUsed Aramaic
Egyptian language family
surface form: Egyptian language

Old Persian
lastRuler Artaxerxes II
notableEvent Battle of Pelusium
Egyptian revolts against Persian rule
Conquest of Egypt
surface form: Persian conquest of Egypt
officialTitleOfGovernor satrap
overlord Achaemenid king of kings
partOf Achaemenid Empire
Late Period of Egypt
surface form: Late Period of ancient Egypt
predecessorState Saite kingdom
religion Ancient Egyptian religion
Zoroastrianism
rulingCulture Persian
rulingDynasty Achaemenid dynasty
startTime 525 BC
successorState independent Egyptian kingdom under Amyrtaeus
timeInHistoryOf Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: ancient Egypt

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Late Period of Egypt hasPart Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
Saite Dynasty precedes Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: Twenty-Seventh Dynasty of Egypt
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty followedBy Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
subject surface form: Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt predecessor Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
Saite Egypt followedBy Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
Conquest of Egypt followedBy Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: 27th Dynasty of Egypt