What is the evidence?

observation

Tanite kings and Theban high-priestly institutions exercised authority in overlapping and negotiated configurations.

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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

1069 BCE–945 BCE

Precision: range

high

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

  • supports · provides temple institutional context
    Land Donations — Juan Carlos Moreno García (2013)

    Supports institutional power beyond court chronology.


    Locator: Temple patronage and land networks
  • supports · provides political synthesis
    The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)

    Supports divided authority.


    Locator: Dynasty 21 and Theban government

Interpretation and caveats

The period should be mapped through dated centres, offices and relationships rather than one nationwide succession polygon.

Event context

Classification

Event type: overlapping regional government

Evidence layer: historical and archaeological

Timeline role: regional core

Why it matters to the timeline

Makes overlapping first-millennium rule explicit.

Research notes

  • Supports divided authority. Role: provides political synthesis. Locator: Dynasty 21 and Theban government.
  • Supports institutional power beyond court chronology. Role: provides temple institutional context. Locator: Temple patronage and land networks.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · provides temple institutional context
    Land Donations — Juan Carlos Moreno García (2013)

    Supports institutional power beyond court chronology.


    Locator: Temple patronage and land networks
  • supports · provides political synthesis
    The Oxford History of Ancient Egypt — Ian Shaw (editor) (2000)

    Supports divided authority.


    Locator: Dynasty 21 and Theban government

Where to go next

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