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Every Egyptian Ever

Ages 5–12

Pharaoh

Cartoon of a king in a striped nemes and broad collar

Nectanebo II

The last pharaoh born in Egypt before outside empires took over.

Years
About 360–342 BCE
We are not sure of the exact year.
Time
Late Period. Late Period.
Where they ruled or lived
Sebennytos

We are not sure: Later folk tales turn him into a magician. Those are stories, not a diary.

Three facts

  1. 1He fought off one Persian attack.
  2. 2A later Persian king defeated him.
  3. 3After him, rulers came from outside Egypt.

More to know

Born in Egypt matters here. The next famous ruling family, the Ptolemies, came from Greece.

Places: Sebennytos.

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