Egyptian History
Late Kingdom
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| Rule | 404 - 398 BC. |
| Predecessor | Persians |
| Dynasty | 28th |
| Consorts | Unknown |
| Capital city | Sais |
| Achievements | End of Persian occupation
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| Burial | Unknown |
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The only Pharaoh of the 28th Dynasty, he was the former Prince of Sais
who took over the Egyptian throne when Darius II died in 404 B.C. and ended the
Persian occupation.
Before his kingship was established he had already conducted military campaigns against the Persians.
between 404 and 400 BC. Upper Egypt remained under Persian control, while the forces of Amyrtaeus dominated the Delta,
and finally in 400 BC.. the Persians were completely defeated.
The reign of Amyrtaeus only lasted 1 more year, since he
was defeated by his successor, Nepherites I of Mendes, and executed at Memphis in 398 BC.
His main achievement however was that Ultimately,
the rebel Pharaoh was successful. For two generations, the Persians were unable to
re-conquer Egypt.
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