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Name: Leontopolys

Type: Polity

Start: 753 BC

End: 715 BC

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Was a small polity that became independent from Ancient Egypt during the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt.

Establishment

  • January 753 BC: In the last phase of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt, a number of rulers ruled from Leontopolis over the western part of the Nile Delta and part of Middle Egypt. The first of them, Iuput II, ruled over Leontopolis from 754 to 720/715 BC.

    • Chronology

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    1. Third Intermediate Period

    Was a period of political instability that followed the death of Pharaoh Ramesses XI and coincided with the Late Bronze Age collapse.

    1.1.Secession of Leontopolys

    Was a secessionist Egyptian Dynasty during the the Third Intermediate Period.

  • January 714 BC: Contemporary with the last phase of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt, there were some kings who ruled from Leontopolis over the western part of the Nile Delta and part of Middle Egypt. Iuput II ruled over Leontopolis from 754 to 720/715 BC.

    • Disestablishment

  • January 714 BC: Contemporary with the last phase of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt, there were some kings who ruled from Leontopolis over the western part of the Nile Delta and part of Middle Egypt. Iuput II ruled over Leontopolis from 754 to 720/715 BC.

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