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Dynasties of Ancient Egypt
Predynastic Period
Protodynastic Period
Early Dynastic Period
1st 2nd
Old Kingdom
3rd 4th 5th 6th
First Intermediate Period
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Middle Kingdom
11th 12th
Second Intermediate Period
13th 14th 15th 16th 17th
Abydos Dynasty
New Kingdom
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Third Intermediate Period
21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th
Late Period
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29th 30th 31st
Hellenistic Period
Argead Dynasty
Ptolemaic Dynasty

The Twenty-Eighth Dynasty of the Late Period of ancient Egypt had one ruler, Amenirdisu, who was a descendant of the Saite kings of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty, and led a successful revolt against the Persians on the death of Darius II. No monuments of his reign have been found, and little is known of his reign.

Twenty-Eighth Dynasty
Name Dates Comments
Amenirdisu 404-399 BC (5 years) Better known by the later Hellenized version of his name, Amyrtaeus. Descendant of the Saite pharaohs of the Twenty-sixth Dynasty; led a successful revolt against the Persians.
Preceded by:
27th Dynasty
Late Period
28th Dynasty
Succeeded by:
29th Dynasty
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