The kings of the Twenty-second Dynasty of …
Years: 741BCE - 730BCE
The kings of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt are a series of Meshwesh Libyans who rule from circa 943 BCE until 720 BCE, having 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.
The so-called Twenty-third Dynasty is 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.
Rudamen, a poorly attested king, is the younger brother and successor of Takelot III.
The kingdom of the Upper Egyptian Libyan dynasty quickly fragments after Rudamun's death with the rise of local city states under kings such as …
