
Amenemope
Regnal Name: Usermaatre-Setepenamun
Third Intermediate Period
21st Dynasty
c. 1001-992 BC
Amenemope was a 21st-Dynasty ruler based at Tanis during a period when Egypt remained politically divided between northern kings and the Theban priesthood. His relatively short reign continued the royal line established in the eastern Nile Delta.
Osorkon the Elder
Regnal Name: Aakheperre-Setepenre
Third Intermediate Period
21st Dynasty
c. 992-986 BC
Osorkon the Elder was a ruler of Libyan ancestry who briefly occupied the Egyptian throne during the 21st Dynasty. His reign reflects the growing prominence of Libyan families who would soon establish the powerful 22nd Dynasty.
Siamun
Regnal Name: Netjerkheperre-Setepenamun
Third Intermediate Period
21st Dynasty
c. 986-967 BC
Siamun was one of the stronger later rulers of the 21st Dynasty and reigned from Tanis during a period of renewed Egyptian activity in the eastern Mediterranean. His relatively long reign helped strengthen royal authority before the rise of the 22nd Dynasty.
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