Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt

Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt
398 BC–380 BC
Sphinx of Hakor
Sphinx of Hakor
CapitalMendes
Common languagesEgyptian language
Religion
Ancient Egyptian Religion
GovernmentAbsolute monarchy
Historical eraClassical antiquity
• Deposition of Amyrtaeus
398 BC
• Deposition of Nefaarud II
380 BC
Preceded by
Succeeded by
Twenty-eighth Dynasty of Egypt
Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt

The Twenty-ninth Dynasty of Egypt (notated Dynasty XXIX, alternatively 29th Dynasty or Dynasty 29) is usually classified as the fourth Dynasty of the Ancient Egyptian Late Period. It was founded after the overthrow of Amyrtaeus, the only Pharaoh of the 28th Dynasty, by Nefaarud I in 398 BC, and disestablished upon the overthrow of Nefaarud II in 380 BC.