Psammétique Ier

Psammétique 1st is a Pharaon of having reigned of -664 with -610. Wire of Nékao {{Ier}} he survives the repression of Assyrian on the revolted princes of the delta and is taken along to the court of Ninive while his/her father is confirmed in his kingdom of Know. When it returns to Egypt, his/her father installs it with the head of the principality of Athribis thus extending the influence of the kingdom saïte on the delta.

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Reign

With died his father, he inherits the throne and of the kingdom of Know and thus in little time manages to impose its authority on the Low-Egypt.

Indeed, at the beginning of its reign, with the support of the king Gygès of Lydie and Ionian mercenaries and cariens, it obtains the tender of the various regional of the delta and Hérakléopolis, strategic city of Average-Egypt, near of the Fayoum, crossroads of flows caravaneers and river princes, and with the favor of the disorders of succession of the throne of Assyrie, reunifies the Egypt in year 8 of its reign.

With Thèbes, where the bonds with Kouchites were strongly marked, it makes recognize its capacity by forcing in year 9 of its reign the “divine adoratrice” Kouchite Amenardis {{II}}, to adopt for its succession his daughter Nitocris (-657). Montouemhat, the 4th prophet of Amon which holds in fact the role of large priest, is subjected to the authority saïte, the Ethiopia NS faithful to the capacity being itself flee or having been isolated. Thanks to the support of the Greek mercenaries, Psammétique establishes a control of the borders and reduces the last oppositions. It rejects then protectorate Assyrie N (-645).

Its army is made of Mercenaire S Greek and Cariens which was going to take a great place in Egypt. After the reunification of the country, it attempts to return the order and prosperity and to regild the gloss and the power of the kingdom.

Psammétique made of Memphis its capital and reorganizes the administration. It names two governors with Hérakléopolis in Average-Egypt and Edfou in High-Egypt. It restores the military power by framing the army by Greeks and the fleet by Phéniciens.

According to Hérodote, Psammétique 1st would have been with the meeting of the Scythes, having invaded the Syro-Palestine after their victories over the Mèdes, and would have persuaded them to turn back without attacking Egypt by requesting them to accept its present.

With its death, after fifty four years of reign, it is his/her son Néchao {{II}} which succeeds to him.

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