Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt

Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
664 BC–525 BC
	Portrait of a Pharaoh of the Saite Dynasty
Capital	Sais
Common languages	Egyptian language
Religion	Ancient Egyptian religion
Government	Monarchy
Pharaoh
• 664–610 BC	Psamtik I (first)
• 526–525 BC	Psamtik III (last)
History
• Established	664 BC
• Disestablished	525 BC
Preceded by	Succeeded by
	Assyrian conquest of Egypt
	Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
	Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt
Twenty-seventh Dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XXVI, alternatively 26th Dynasty or Dynasty 26) was the last native dynasty of ancient Egypt before the Persian conquest in 525 BC (although other brief periods of rule by Egyptians followed). The dynasty's reign (664–525 BC) is also called the Saite Period after the city of Sais, where its pharaohs had their capital, and marks the beginning of the Late Period of ancient Egypt.

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