Saite kingdom
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The Saite kingdom was a late-period Egyptian state centered at Sais, known for a cultural and political revival under the 26th Dynasty before the Persian conquest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saite kingdom canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Late Period Egyptian state
ⓘ
ancient Egyptian kingdom ⓘ |
| allowedSettlementOf | Greek mercenaries ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dynasty 26 Egypt
ⓘ
Saite Period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| capital | Sais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredAt | Sais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conqueredBy |
Achaemenid Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cambyses II of Persia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalPolicy |
restoration of temples
ⓘ
revival of traditional Egyptian religious practices ⓘ |
| economyBasedOn |
Nile trade
ⓘ
agriculture ⓘ |
| endCause | Persian conquest of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 525 BCE ⓘ |
| engagedWith | Greek city-states ⓘ |
| governmentType | monarchy ⓘ |
| knownFor |
administrative reforms
ⓘ
artistic archaism ⓘ cultural revival ⓘ foreign policy balancing Assyria, Lydia, and Greece ⓘ political revival ⓘ revival of Old Kingdom and Middle Kingdom artistic styles ⓘ |
| language | Egyptian language ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Lower Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorPort | Naukratis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryFeature | use of Greek mercenaries ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRuler |
Amasis II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Apries NERFINISHED ⓘ Necho II NERFINISHED ⓘ Psamtik I NERFINISHED ⓘ Psamtik II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Late Period of ancient Egypt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of ancient Egypt ⓘ |
| politicalStatus | independent kingdom before Persian conquest ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Assyrian domination of Egypt
ⓘ
Kushite Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Nile Delta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | ancient Egyptian religion ⓘ |
| ruledByDynasty | Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| script |
Demotic script
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
hieroglyphic Egyptian ⓘ |
| startDate | c. 664 BCE ⓘ |
| successor | First Achaemenid Period of Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
6th century BCE
ⓘ
7th century BCE ⓘ |
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