Twenty-second dynasty of Egypt
| Dynasties of Pharaohs in Ancient Egypt |
| Protodynastic Period |
| Early Dynastic Period |
| 1st 2nd |
| Old Kingdom |
| 3rd 4th 5th 6th |
| First Intermediate Period |
| 7th 8th 9th 10th |
| 11th (Thebes only) |
| Middle Kingdom |
| 11th (All Egypt) |
| 12th 13th 14th |
| Second Intermediate Period |
| 15th 16th 17th |
| New Kingdom |
| 18th 19th 20th |
| Third Intermediate Period |
| 21st 22nd 23rd 24th 25th |
| Late Period |
| 26th 27th 28th |
| 29th 30th 31st |
| Graeco-Roman Period |
| Ptolemaic Roman Empire |
The Twenty-second (22nd) dynasty ruled between 945 BC and 715 BC. Their kings were Meshwesh Libyans (they had been settling in Egypt since the 20th dynasty). Manetho states that the dynasty originated at Bubastis, but the kings actually ruled during most of the period from Tanis.
Kings of the 22nd dynasty of Egypt
| Name | Comments | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Shoshenq I | often said to be the Biblical Shishaq | 945-924 BC |
| Osorkon I | 924-889 BC | |
| Shoshenq II | Died within a year of co-regency with his father, Osorkon II | c. 890 BC |
| Takelot I | 889-874 BC | |
| Harsiese | a rebel at Thebes | 870- 860 BC |
| Osorkon II | 874-850 BC | |
| Takelot II | 850-825 BC | |
| Shoshenq III | c. 825-798 BC | |
| Sheshonq "quartus" | not to be confused with Shoshenq IV of the 23rd dynasty | c. 798-773 BC |
| Pimay | 773-767 BC | |
| Shoshenq V | 767-730 BC | |
| Osorkon IV | 730-715 BC |