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Third Intermediate Period · Lower Egyptian line of the 22nd Dynasty
Pedubast II
- Reign
- 767–732/730 BC
- Dynasty
- Lower Egyptian line of the 22nd Dynasty
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period, c. 1070–664 BC
- Capital at the time
- Tanis, Bubastis, Sais; Thebes under the High Priests; Napata in Kush
Pedubast II is listed in the king list under ‘Lower Egyptian line of the 22nd Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070–664 BC). Reign: 767–732/730 BC.
The period: Third Intermediate Period
The realm breaks up into several spheres of power: kings of Libyan descent in the Nile Delta, the High Priests of Amun in Thebes and finally the kings of Kush from what is now Sudan.
- c. 925 BCShoshenq I leads a campaign into Palestine and immortalises it on the Bubastite Portal at Karnak.
- c. 728 BCThe Kushite king Piye conquers the whole of Egypt and records it on his Victory Stele.
- c. 690–664 BCTaharqa builds in Egypt and Nubia; the Kushite kings once again have themselves buried in pyramids.
- 663 BCThe Assyrians under Ashurbanipal sack Thebes.
More about this period: Third Intermediate Period
Lower Egyptian line of the 22nd Dynasty: all rulers
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