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Shoshenq IV
- Reign
- 831/830–825/824 BC
- Throne name
- User-maat-Re
- Dynasty
- 23rd Dynasty
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period, c. 1070–664 BC
- Capital at the time
- Tanis, Bubastis, Sais; Thebes under the High Priests; Napata in Kush
Shoshenq IV is listed in the king list under ‘23rd Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070–664 BC). Reign: 831/830–825/824 BC. The throne name is User-maat-Re.
What is known about Shoshenq IV
Existence uncertain.
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
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
23rd Dynasty: all rulers
- Pedubast I
- Shoshenq IV
- Rudamun
- Iuput II
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