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Siamun
- Reign
- 978–959 BC
- Throne name
- Netjeri-kheper-Re
- Dynasty
- 21st Dynasty
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period, c. 1070–664 BC
- Capital at the time
- Tanis, Bubastis, Sais; Thebes under the High Priests; Napata in Kush
Siamun is listed in the king list under ‘21st Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070–664 BC). Reign: 978–959 BC. The throne name is Netjeri-kheper-Re.
What is known about Siamun
Was the first ruler to bear the royal title ‘pharaoh’.
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. 1070 BCDivision of the country: the kings reside at Tanis, while the High Priests of Amun rule in Thebes.
- c. 1000 BCRoyal tombs of Tanis with the silver coffin of Psusennes I, discovered almost untouched by Pierre Montet in 1939/40.
- 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.
More about this period: Third Intermediate Period
21st Dynasty: all rulers
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