Twenty-fourth Dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-fourth Dynasty was a short-lived Egyptian dynasty based at Sais, ruled by Tefnakht and Bakenranef during the eighth century BCE.

Tefnakht: A ruler of Sais who expanded his power across the western Nile Delta in the eighth century BCE. His campaigns established the dynasty’s reach and brought him into conflict with Kushite expansion.
Sais: An ancient Egyptian city in the western Nile Delta and the center of the goddess Neith’s worship. It was the dynasty’s political base and later became a major royal center.
Piankhy Victory Stela: A monumental inscription recording the Kushite king Piye’s campaign to conquer Egyptian rulers around 728 BCE. It recounts Tefnakht’s resistance and submission to Piye.
Piye: A Kushite king who conquered much of Egypt and founded the political ascendancy of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty. His victory over Tefnakht’s coalition preceded the dynasty’s brief rule.
Bakenranef: A ruler of Sais, conventionally identified as the second and last king of Egypt’s Twenty-fourth Dynasty. His reign ended when the Kushite king Shabaka took control of Egypt.
Nile Delta: The broad, branching region where the Nile reaches the Mediterranean Sea. Its divided local powers provided the setting for Tefnakht’s rise.
Tefnakht's donation stela: An inscription recording a land grant by Tefnakht to the god Amun at Teudjoi. It documents Tefnakht’s authority and religious patronage beyond Sais.
Napatan period: A period of Kushite history centered on Napata, when Kushite kings ruled parts of Egypt and Nubia. The conquest that ended the Saite dynasty extended Napatan power into Egypt.
Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt: A Kushite dynasty that ruled Egypt after defeating its principal rivals in the eighth and seventh centuries BCE. Its expansion displaced the Saite dynasty and brought Egypt under Kushite rule.
Libu: An ancient Libyan people whose groups settled and held power in parts of Egypt’s western Delta. Libyan-linked local elites formed part of the political landscape Tefnakht inherited.

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Late Period of EgyptNarrower topic: Its Saite setting helps explain the regional political roots of the later Twenty-sixth Dynasty.