Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt were a series of Meshwesh Libyans kings who ruled from 945 BC or 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. This dynasty is often considered part of the Third Intermediate Period.

**Twenty-Second Dynasty**
Name	Comments	Dates
Shoshenq I	often said to be the Biblical Shishaq	943 – 922 BC
Osorkon I		922 – 887 BC
Shoshenq II	enjoyed an independent reign of around 2 Years at Tanis according to Von Beckerath	887 – 885 BC
Takelot I		885 – 872 BC
Harsiese A	a separate king at Thebes who ruled during Osorkon II and Takelot I's reign.	880 – 860 BC
Osorkon II	helped Israel defeat Shalmaneser III of Assyria at the Battle of Qarqar in 853 BC.	872 – 837 BC
Shoshenq III		837 – 798 BC
Shoshenq (IV)"quartus"	not to be confused with Shoshenq VI – the original Shoshenq IV in pre-1993 books and journal articles.	798 – 785 BC
Pami	buried two Apis Bulls in his reign. Only king whose deeds were preserved on an Annal document	785 – 778 BC
Shoshenq V		778 – 740 BC
Osorkon IV	a separate king who ruled a fragmented Delta Region with Tefnakhte of Sais and Iuput II of Leontopolis	740 – 720 BC

Another king who belongs to this group is Tutkheperre Shoshenq, whose precise position in this dynasty is currently uncertain. The so-called Twenty-third dynasty was an offshoot of this dynasty based in Upper Egypt. All of its kings reigned in Middle and Upper Egypt including the Western Desert Oases where a hieratic donation stela dated to the 13th regnal year of Takelot III has been found.

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The Royal Tombs of Tanis

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