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.

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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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