Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt
The Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XXVI, alternatively 26th Dynasty or Dynasty 26) dynasty was the last native dynasty to rule Egypt before the Persian conquest in 525 BC (although others 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.[1]
Twenty-sixth Dynasty of Egypt | |||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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