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Egyptian Revolt of 404 BCE

Type Event Region Africa Time -404–-399

From 404 to 399 BCE Egyptian forces under Prince Amyrtaeus of Sais revolted, overthrowing Achaemenid Persian rule and founding the 28th Dynasty—the f…

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  1. -525–-404Egypt · EgyptSince the Persian conquest of Egypt in 525 BCE, local nobles and priests had grown increasingly resentful of Persian governors, taxes, and religious policies; Amyrtaeus, a descendant of the Libyan-descended royal house of Sais, became the symbolic anti-Persian leader.
  2. -404Sais · Lower EgyptAmyrtaeus led local forces to rise in the Delta, defeated and expelled the Persian governor, was crowned pharaoh at Sais, proclaimed Egypt's restored independence, and founded the 28th Dynasty.
  3. -404–-399Egypt · EgyptAmyrtaeus ruled until about 399 BCE; afterwards Nepherites I founded the 29th Dynasty at Mendes, and Egyptian independence continued until the Persian reconquest of 343 BCE, lasting until the arrival of Alexander.

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