Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth, and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period.

Rulers

The known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Twenty-First Dynasty are as follows:

Dynasty XXI pharaohs

Pharaoh	Throne name	Reign (BC)	Burial	Consort(s)
Smendes (Nesbanebdjed I)	Hedjkheperre-Setepenre	1077 BC - 1051 BC	unknown	Tentamun
Amenemnisu	Neferkare-Heqawaset	1051 BC - 1047 BC	unknown
Psusennes I (Pasebkhanut I)	Akheperre-Setepenamun	1047 BC - 1001 BC	NRT III, Tanis	Mutnedjemet Wiay
Amenemope	Usermaetre-Setepenamun	1001 BC - 992 BC	Tanis
Osorkon the Elder	Akheperre-Setepenre	992 BC - 986 BC	unknown
Siamun	Netjerkheperre-Meryamun	986 BC - 967 BC	unknown
Psusennes II (Pasebkhanut I)	Tyetkheperure-Setepenre	967 BC - 943 BC	unknown

The gold funerary mask of pharaoh Psusennes I

After the reign of Ramesses III, a long, slow decline of royal power in Egypt followed. The pharaohs of the Twenty-First Dynasty ruled from Tanis, but were mostly active only in Lower Egypt which they controlled. This dynasty is described as 'Tanite' because its political capital was based at Tanis. Meanwhile, the High Priests of Amun at Thebes effectively ruled Middle and Upper Egypt in all but name. The later Egyptian Priest Manetho of Sebennytos states in his Epitome on Egyptian royal history that "the 21st Dynasty of Egypt lasted for 130 years".

Further reading

• Jaroslav Černý, Studies in the Chronology of the Twenty-First Dynasty, JEA 32 (1946), 24-30

See also

• Twenty-first dynasty of Egypt Family Tree
• High Priests of Amun at Thebes
• See also the preceding Category:Twentieth Dynasty of Egypt and the succeeding Category:Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt