What is the evidence?

observation

Achaemenid rule ended and Amyrtaeus established a short native dynasty.

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Review and provenance

Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.

Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.

Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.

Chronology

Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.

Preferred assertion

404 BCE–399 BCE

Precision: range

moderate

Preferred display range for this release. It does not suppress model-specific dates, regnal uncertainty or alternative period boundaries recorded elsewhere.

  • supports · provides transition context
    Persian Period — David Klotz (2015)

    Supports regime change and documentary limits.


    Locator: End of First Persian Period
  • supports · provides dynastic outline
    The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)

    Supports broad chronology.


    Locator: Dynasty 28

Interpretation and caveats

The transition was a political restoration with limited documentation, not proof of a single unified national uprising across all regions.

Event context

Classification

Event type: regime change and restoration

Evidence layer: historical and archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

Connects Persian governance to the native dynasties without overstating evidence.

Research notes

  • Supports regime change and documentary limits. Role: provides transition context. Locator: End of First Persian Period.
  • Supports broad chronology. Role: provides dynastic outline. Locator: Dynasty 28.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · provides transition context
    Persian Period — David Klotz (2015)

    Supports regime change and documentary limits.


    Locator: End of First Persian Period
  • supports · provides dynastic outline
    The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)

    Supports broad chronology.


    Locator: Dynasty 28

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