Pharaohs of Ancient Egypt

Shoshenq V

Regnal Name: Aakheperre

  Third Intermediate Period   22nd Dynasty (Libyan) c. 778-740 BC

Shoshenq V was one of the last significant rulers of the 22nd Dynasty. During his lengthy reign Egypt became increasingly fragmented, with regional rulers in the Delta and Upper Egypt exercising growing independence.

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Osorkon IV

Regnal Name: Aakheperre-Setepenamun

  Third Intermediate Period   22nd Dynasty (Libyan) c. 730-715 BC

A late ruler of the fragmented Libyan period, Osorkon IV governed in the eastern Nile Delta as Assyrian power increasingly affected Egypt and the Levant.

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Pedubast I

Regnal Name: Usermaatre-Setepenamun

  Third Intermediate Period   23rd Dynasty (Libyan) c. 818-793 BC

Pedubast I established an important rival royal line during the politically fragmented 23rd Dynasty. His kingship was recognized in parts of Upper Egypt while other rulers simultaneously claimed pharaonic authority elsewhere in the country.

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Iuput I

Regnal Name: Usermaatre-Setepenamun

  Third Intermediate Period   23rd Dynasty (Libyan) c. 804-803 BC

Iuput I was a ruler of the fragmented 23rd Dynasty and is closely associated with the competing Libyan royal houses of the period. Surviving evidence for his reign is limited, reflecting the complex and divided political landscape of…

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Shoshenq VI

Regnal Name: Usermaatre-Meryamun

  Third Intermediate Period   23rd Dynasty (Libyan) c. 793-787 BC

Shoshenq VI was a regional ruler during the fragmented 23rd Dynasty whose authority was centered in Upper Egypt. His reign formed part of a period in which several competing kings simultaneously claimed pharaonic status.

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Osorkon III

Regnal Name: Usermaatre-Setepenamun

  Third Intermediate Period   23rd Dynasty (Libyan) c. 787-759 BC

Osorkon III ruled portions of Egypt during the complex political divisions of the 23rd Dynasty. A former High Priest of Amun, he combined royal and religious authority during a period when several competing dynasties controlled different regions of…

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Takelot III

Regnal Name: Usermaatre-Setepenamun

  Third Intermediate Period   23rd Dynasty (Libyan) c. 764-757 BC

Takelot III ruled in Upper Egypt during the fragmented 23rd Dynasty and had previously served as High Priest of Amun at Thebes. His reign reflects the close relationship between religious authority and regional kingship during this divided period.

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Rudamun

Regnal Name: Usermaatre-Setepenamun

  Third Intermediate Period   23rd Dynasty (Libyan) c. 757-754 BC

Rudamun was a short-reigning ruler of Upper Egypt during the late 23rd Dynasty. His limited authority illustrates the extreme political fragmentation of Egypt shortly before the Kushite rulers of Nubia expanded northward.

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Iuput II

Regnal Name: Usermaatre-Setepenamun

  Third Intermediate Period   23rd Dynasty (Libyan) c. 754-720 BC

Iuput II was a regional ruler in the Nile Delta during the final phase of Libyan political fragmentation. He was among the Egyptian rulers who submitted to the Kushite king Piye during Piye's campaign to extend Nubian authority…

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Tefnakht

Regnal Name: Shepsesre

  Third Intermediate Period   24th Dynasty c. 732-725 BC

Tefnakht was a powerful ruler of Sais who organized resistance against the advancing Kushite king Piye and became the founder of the 24th Dynasty. Although defeated by Piye's forces, he retained considerable influence in the western Nile Delta.

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Bakenranef

Regnal Name: Wahkare

  Third Intermediate Period   24th Dynasty c. 725-720 BC

Bakenranef, known to Greek writers as Bocchoris, was the sole recognized pharaoh of the short-lived 24th Dynasty at Sais. His reign ended as the Kushite rulers of the 25th Dynasty extended their control over northern Egypt.

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Piye

Regnal Name: Usermaatre

  Third Intermediate Period   25th Dynasty (Kushite) c. 744-714 BC

Piye was a Kushite king who campaigned northward from Nubia and defeated a coalition of Egyptian rulers, establishing the dominance of the 25th Dynasty. His famous Victory Stele provides a detailed account of his conquest and presents him…

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