Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt

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The Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt was a short-lived native ruling house of the Late Period, known for its efforts to maintain Egyptian independence amid recurring Persian threats in the 4th century BCE.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian dynasty
ruling house
alsoKnownAs Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: 29th Dynasty of Egypt

Mendesian Dynasty
Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
surface form: Twenty-Ninth Dynasty
capital Mendes
chronologicalPosition fourth-to-last dynasty of ancient Egypt
chronologyStatus well-attested by classical and Egyptian sources
continent Africa
country Pharaonic Egypt
surface form: Ancient Egypt
duration approximately 19 years
endTime 380 BCE
era Classical antiquity
ethnicGroupInPower native Egyptians
firstRuler Nepherites I
followedBy Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt
follows Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
governmentForm monarchy
hasMonarch Hakor
Nepherites I
Nepherites II
Psammuthes
hasNumberOfRulers 4
hasRuler Hakor, long-reigning king
Nepherites I, founder of the dynasty
Nepherites II
surface form: Nepherites II, final king

Psammuthes
surface form: Psammuthes, short-reigning king
historicalSource Manetho
surface form: Manetho’s Aegyptiaca
knownFor maintaining Egyptian independence from Persia
short-lived native rule in the 4th century BCE
languageUsed Ancient Egyptian
surface form: Ancient Egyptian language
lastRuler Nepherites II
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Lower Egypt
namedAfter city of Mendes
notableRuler Hakor
Nepherites I
opposedBy Achaemenid Empire
partOf Late Period of Egypt
surface form: Late Period of ancient Egypt
politicalStatus independent kingdom
precededBy Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
region Nile Delta
religion ancient Egyptian religion
significantConflict Achaemenid–Egyptian conflicts
surface form: Egyptian–Achaemenid conflicts
startTime 399 BCE
succeededBy Nectanebo I
threatenedBy Persian reconquest attempts
timePeriod 4th century BCE

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Late Period of Egypt hasPart Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt successor Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt succeededByRulerFrom Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: Mendesian line of the Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt alsoKnownAs Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: Twenty-Ninth Dynasty
Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt alsoKnownAs Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form: 29th Dynasty of Egypt
Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt follows Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt precededBy Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt