Shepsesre Tefnakht I

Shepsesre Tefnakht I in Tour Egypt

SHEPSESRE TEFNAKHT 725-720 B.C. 24TH DYNASTY Tefnakht was the first king of the Twenty-fourth Dynasty. In the Piankhy stela, he is called the "chief of the West," "chief of Me," and "chief of Sais." He also gives himself titles as prophets and royal titles. It is thought that his vigorous expansionist activity was the cause of an invasion from ...

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Tefnakht in Wikipedia

Shepsesre Tefnakht (in Greek known as Tnephachthos), was a Libyan-descended prince of Saïs, Great Chief of the Meshwesh and Great Chief of the Libu, and founder of the relatively short Twenty-fourth dynasty of Egypt. He is thought to have reigned roughly 732 BCE - 725 BCE or 7 years. He first began his career as the "Great Chief of the West" and ...

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