Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt

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ancient Egyptian dynasty historical period

The Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt, also known as the Saite Period, was a late native Egyptian ruling dynasty (c. 664–525 BCE) noted for a cultural renaissance, increased foreign influence, and eventual conquest by the Achaemenid Persian Empire.

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Label Occurrences
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt canonical 23
26th Dynasty of Egypt 4
Saite reunification of Egypt under the Twenty-sixth Dynasty 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian dynasty ⓘ
historical period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Saite Period NERFINISHED ⓘ
capital Sais NERFINISHED ⓘ
chronologicalPosition penultimate native dynasty of Egypt before long Persian rule ⓘ
conqueredBy Achaemenid Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ
country Pharaonic Egypt ⓘ
surface form: Ancient Egypt
currencyOrEconomy agrarian economy with extensive Nile irrigation ⓘ
endCause conquest by the Achaemenid Empire ⓘ
endTime 525 BCE ⓘ
firstRuler Psamtik I NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
follows Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
foreignRelations conflict and later subjugation by Achaemenid Persia ⓘ
relations with Greek city-states ⓘ
relations with Neo-Assyrian Empire ⓘ
relations with Neo-Babylonian Empire ⓘ
governmentType monarchy ⓘ
hasConflict Babylonian–Egyptian conflicts under Necho II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Battle of Carchemish NERFINISHED ⓘ
Persian invasion of Egypt (525 BCE) NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMonarch Amasis II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Apries NERFINISHED ⓘ
Necho II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psamtik I NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psamtik II NERFINISHED ⓘ
Psamtik III NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSettlement Naukratis NERFINISHED ⓘ
languageUsed Demotic Egyptian NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egyptian language NERFINISHED ⓘ
lastRuler Psamtik III NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedInTimePeriod Late Period of ancient Egypt ⓘ
namedAfter Sais NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableFor cultural renaissance ⓘ
expansion of trade in the eastern Mediterranean ⓘ
increased foreign influence ⓘ
major building projects at Sais ⓘ
revival of Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom artistic styles ⓘ
revival of archaizing art and architecture ⓘ
use of Greek mercenaries ⓘ
partOf Late Period of ancient Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ
religion ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ
significantEvent Assyrian withdrawal from Egypt ⓘ
increased Greek presence in Naukratis ⓘ
rise of Psamtik I with Assyrian support ⓘ
startTime circa 664 BCE ⓘ
writingSystem Demotic script NERFINISHED ⓘ
Egyptian hieroglyphs ⓘ

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

Satrapy of Egypt → follows → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Third Intermediate Period of Egypt → followedByEvent → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saite reunification of Egypt under the Twenty-sixth Dynasty
Sau → flourishedDuring → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
this entity surface form: 26th Dynasty of Egypt
Sau → wasCapitalOf → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
this entity surface form: 26th Dynasty of Egypt
Psamtik I → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Apries → ruledDynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Saite artistic revival → partOf → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Saite political renaissance → partOf → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Saite political renaissance → hasRulingDynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Necho II → memberOfDynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Psamtik II → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
subject surface form: Psamtik I
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
subject surface form: Necho II
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
subject surface form: Psamtik II
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
subject surface form: Apries
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
subject surface form: Amasis II
pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
subject surface form: Psamtik III
Amasis II → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Memphite Triad → associatedWithDynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
this entity surface form: 26th Dynasty of Egypt
Zau → wasCapitalOf → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt → follows → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Psamtik III → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Psamtik III → lastRulerOf → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt → followedBy → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) → belligerent → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Battle of Pelusium (525 BC) → endedDynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Saite Egypt → alsoKnownAs → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
this entity surface form: Twenty-sixth Dynasty period
Saite Egypt → dynasty → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
Conquest of Egypt → dynastyEnded → Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
this entity surface form: 26th Dynasty of Egypt