event · evt_shoshenq_i_dynastic_consolidation
Shoshenq I and early Twenty-Second Dynasty consolidation
Shoshenq I emerged from Libyan-associated elite networks within Egypt and established the early Twenty-Second Dynasty.
What is the evidence?
observation
Shoshenq I emerged from Libyan-associated elite networks within Egypt and established the early Twenty-Second Dynasty.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.
950 BCE–920 BCE
Precision: range
moderateThis assertion records the event’s preferred range without suppressing narrower samples, phase uncertainty, or competing chronology noted elsewhere in the record.
- informs · dates
The Libyan Period in Egypt: an essay in interpretation — Leahy, Anthony (1985)Provides the political and social interpretation.
Locator: pp. 51–65 - informs · provides chronology
Ancient Egyptian Chronology — Hornung, Erik, Krauss, Rolf, Warburton, David A., editors (2006)Provides the absolute chronology range.
Locator: Third Intermediate Period chronology chapters
945 BCE–924 BCE
Precision: regnal range
Chronology model: Kitchen conventional chronology
moderateCommon conventional reign range, preserved separately from the slightly lower Hornung–Krauss–Warburton model.
- informs · provides chronology
Ancient Egyptian Chronology — Hornung, Erik, Krauss, Rolf, Warburton, David A., editors (2006)Reports and compares the conventional and revised ranges.
Locator: p. 474 and comparative chronology tables - informs · contextualizes
The Libyan and Nubian Kings of Egypt: Notes on the Chronology of Dynasties XXII to XXVI — Baer, Klaus (1973)Provides the broader dynastic chronological problem.
Locator: pp. 4–25
943 BCE–922 BCE
Precision: regnal range
Chronology model: Hornung–Krauss–Warburton chronology
moderateA slightly lower chronology retained as a separate assertion rather than averaged with the conventional range.
- informs · provides chronology
Ancient Egyptian Chronology — Hornung, Erik, Krauss, Rolf, Warburton, David A., editors (2006)Provides the 943–922 BCE range.
Locator: p. 474
Interpretation and caveats
The transition demonstrates incorporation and transformation within Egyptian institutions. It does not represent rule by a unified external Libyan nation over all Egypt or a Twenty-Second Dynasty empire across North Africa.
Event context
Classification
Event type: dynastic transition and consolidation
Evidence layer: archaeological
Timeline role: regional core
People and places
Locations: Shoshenq I, Twenty-Second Dynasty Egypt
Why it matters to the timeline
This event directly documents the North African research scope in Egypt and western frontier. It is included for its regional evidence rather than merely because it is contemporary.
Research notes
- Provides the political and social interpretation. Role: contextualizes. Locator: pp. 51–65.
- Provides the absolute chronology range. Role: provides chronology. Locator: Third Intermediate Period chronology chapters.
Evidence and sources
- informs · contextualizes
The Libyan Period in Egypt: an essay in interpretation — Leahy, Anthony (1985)Provides the political and social interpretation.
Locator: pp. 51–65 - informs · provides chronology
Ancient Egyptian Chronology — Hornung, Erik, Krauss, Rolf, Warburton, David A., editors (2006)Provides the absolute chronology range.
Locator: Third Intermediate Period chronology chapters
Referenced records
- Shoshenq I · entity
- Twenty-Second Dynasty Egypt · entity