Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-sixth Dynasty ruled Egypt from Sais from about 664 to 525 BCE. Its kings reunified the country, revived older Egyptian traditions, and lost power when Persia conquered Egypt.

Psamtik I: The founder of Egypt’s Twenty-sixth Dynasty, who reunified the country and ruled from about 664 to 610 BCE. His campaigns against rival rulers established the dynasty’s control over Egypt.
Sais: An ancient city in the western Nile Delta that served as the capital of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty. The dynasty’s rulers built their power and royal identity around this city.
Necho II: A Twenty-sixth Dynasty king who ruled from 610 to 595 BCE and pursued campaigns in the Levant. His foreign wars and canal projects reveal the dynasty’s ambitions beyond Egypt.
Egyptian Archaic Period: A phase of ancient Egyptian art, especially sculpture, that revived forms associated with earlier periods. Saite artists’ deliberate return to older styles helped define this artistic phase.
Assyrian conquest of Egypt: A series of Assyrian invasions that brought parts of Egypt under Assyrian control in the seventh century BCE. Assyrian intervention created the political conditions in which Psamtik I rose to power.
Necho I: A ruler of Sais in the seventh century BCE and father of Psamtik I. His position under Assyrian domination laid the groundwork for his son’s dynasty.
Apries: A Twenty-sixth Dynasty king who ruled Egypt from 589 to 570 BCE before being overthrown by Amasis. His loss of support and removal marked a major rupture in the dynasty’s succession.
Naucratis: An ancient Greek trading settlement in the Nile Delta, founded during the Twenty-sixth Dynasty. Its growth reflects the dynasty’s close commercial and diplomatic ties with Greek communities.
Psamtik II: A Twenty-sixth Dynasty king who ruled Egypt from 595 to 589 BCE and campaigned in Nubia and the Levant. His reign shows the dynasty’s continued military reach beyond the Nile Delta.
Taharqa: A Kushite pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-fifth Dynasty who fought Assyrian invasions. The decline of Kushite rule opened the way for Saite political independence.

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