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Psamtik II
- Reign
- 595–589 BC
- Throne name
- Nefer-ib-Re
- Dynasty
- 26th Dynasty (Saite period)
- Period
- Late Period, 664–332 BC
- Capital at the time
- Sais, Memphis
Psamtik II is listed in the king list under ‘26th Dynasty (Saite period)’ and so belongs to this period: Late Period (664–332 BC). Reign: 595–589 BC. The throne name is Nefer-ib-Re.
What is known about Psamtik II
Waged a war against Nubia and destroyed the monuments of the Kushite kings and of his father Necho II.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Late Period
Under the kings from Sais, Egypt flourishes once more and deliberately looks back to the art of the Old Kingdom. Twice the country becomes part of the Persian Empire; in between, the last native pharaohs rule.
- 664 BCPsamtik I reunites the country: the beginning of the ‘Saite Renaissance’.
- c. 620 BCGreek merchants settle in the trading town of Naucratis in the Nile Delta.
- c. 600 BCNecho II begins a canal from the Nile to the Red Sea, which the Persian king Darius I completes. According to Herodotus, Phoenicians sail around Africa on Necho’s orders; whether this is true is disputed.
- 525 BCThe Persian king Cambyses II conquers Egypt.
More about this period: Late Period
26th Dynasty (Saite period): all rulers
- Psamtik I
- Necho II
- Psamtik II
- Apries
- Amasis
- Psamtik III
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