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Smendes II
- Term of office
- 992–990 BC
- Dynasty
- High Priests of the late 20th and the 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
Smendes II belongs to the group ‘High Priests of the late 20th and the 21st Dynasty’. These dignitaries were not pharaohs, but at times held power equal to a king’s at Thebes. Term of office: 992–990 BC.
What is known about Smendes II
Grandson of Psusennes I.
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
High Priests of the late 20th and the 21st Dynasty: all rulers
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