20th Dynasty of Egypt
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The 20th Dynasty of Egypt was the final dynasty of the New Kingdom, marked by the reign of Ramesses III and a gradual decline in royal power and prosperity.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt | 14 |
| 20th Dynasty of Egypt canonical | 12 |
| reign of Ramesses III | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Egyptian dynasty
ⓘ
New Kingdom dynasty ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Medinet Habu
ⓘ
Valley of the Kings ⓘ |
| capital |
Pi-Ramesses
ⓘ
Thebes ⓘ |
| chronologicalPosition | final dynasty of the New Kingdom ⓘ |
| economicTrend | gradual decline in prosperity ⓘ |
| endCause |
increasing autonomy of Theban priesthood
ⓘ
weakening of pharaonic authority ⓘ |
| endTime | c. 1077 BC ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
21st Dynasty of Egypt
|
| follows |
Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
19th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| governmentForm | absolute monarchy ⓘ |
| hasCulturalPeriod |
New Kingdom of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
Late New Kingdom
|
| hasEvent |
Battle of Djahy
ⓘ
Battle of the Delta ⓘ Harem Conspiracy against Ramesses III ⓘ Tomb robberies in the Valley of the Kings ⓘ Sea Peoples ⓘ
surface form:
invasions of the Sea Peoples
|
| hasMonarch |
Ramesses III
ⓘ
Ramesses IV ⓘ Ramesses IX ⓘ Ramesses V ⓘ Ramesses VI ⓘ Ramesses VII ⓘ Ramesses VIII ⓘ Ramesses X ⓘ Ramesses XI ⓘ Setnakhte ⓘ |
| knownFor |
decline of royal power
ⓘ
economic difficulties ⓘ end of the New Kingdom ⓘ increasing power of the High Priests of Amun ⓘ 20th Dynasty of Egypt self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
reign of Ramesses III
|
| language | Late Egyptian ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Ramesses I lineage tradition ⓘ |
| partOf | New Kingdom of Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalTrend |
fragmentation of central authority
ⓘ
rise of regional power centers ⓘ |
| predecessorState |
Nineteenth Dynasty of Egypt
ⓘ
surface form:
19th Dynasty of Egypt
|
| religion | Ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| startTime | c. 1189 BC ⓘ |
| successorState | Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ |
| territoryIncludes |
Lower Egypt
ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ |
| writingSystem |
Egyptian hieroglyphs
ⓘ
Hieratic script ⓘ |
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Thebes (Egypt)
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
reign of Ramesses III
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
reign of Ramesses III
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
subject surface form:
Mortuary Temple of Ramesses III
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt
this entity surface form:
Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt