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The Twenty-First, Twenty-Second, Twenty-Third, Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth Dynasties of ancient Egypt are often combined under the group title, Third Intermediate Period.

[edit] Rulers

The known rulers, in the History of Egypt, for the Twenty-Second Dynasty are as follows:

Twenty-Second Dynasty

Name	Dates	Comments
Shoshenq I	943 – 922 BC	probably the biblical Shishaq
Osorkon I	922 – 887 BC
Shoshenq II	887 – 885 BC	enjoyed an independent reign of 2 Years at Tanis according to Von Beckerath
Takelot I	885 – 872 BC
Osorkon II	872 – 837 BC	an ally of Israel who fought Shalmaneser III of Assyria at the battle of Qarqar in 853 BC.
Shoshenq III	837 – 798 BC
Shoshenq (IV)"quartus"	798 – 785 BC	not to be confused with Shoshenq VI – the original Shoshenq IV in publications before 1993
Pami	785 – 778 BC	buried two Apis bulls in his reign
Shoshenq V	778 – 740 BC
Pedubast II	740 – 730 BC	Not mentioned in all King lists
Osorkon IV	730 – 716 BC	Not always listed as a true member of the XXII Dynasty, but succeeded Shoshenq V at Tanis. The biblical Pharaoh So.

The kings of the Twenty-Second Dynasty of Egypt were a series of Meshwesh Libyans who ruled from circa 943 BC until 720 BC. They had settled in Egypt since the Twentieth Dynasty. Manetho states that the dynasty originated at Bubastis, but the kings almost certainly ruled from Tanis, which was their capital and the city where their tombs have been excavated.

Another king who belongs to this group is Tutkheperre Shoshenq, whose precise position within this dynasty is currently uncertain although he is now thought to have ruled Egypt early in the 9th century BC for a short time. The so-called Twenty-Third Dynasty was an offshoot of this dynasty perhaps based in Upper Egypt, though there is much debate concerning this issue. All of its kings reigned in Middle and Upper Egypt including the Western Desert Oases. The next ruler at Tanis after Shoshenq V was Osorkon IV but this king is not believed to be a member of the 22nd Dynasty since he only controlled a small portion of Lower Egypt together with Tefnakhte of Sais--whose authority was recognised at Memphis--and Iuput II of Leontopolis.

[edit] See also

• Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt Family Tree

[edit] External links

• The Royal Tombs of Tanis