While not regarded as a dynasty per se, the s of
Amun at
Thebes were nevertheless of such power and influence that they were effectively the rulers of Upper Egypt from
1080 to
945 BC, after this period their influence declined. By the time Herihor was proclaimed as the first ruling High Priest of Amun in 1080 BC--in the 19th Year of
Ramesses XI--the Amun priesthood exercised an effective stranglehold on Egypt's economy. The Amun priests owned two-thirds of all the temple lands in Egypt and 90 percent of her ships plus many other resources. Consequently, the Amun priests were, in reality, as powerful as Pharaoh, if not more. One of the sons of the High Priest Pinedjem I would eventually rule Egypt for almost half-a-decade as
Psusennes I while the Theban High Priest Psusennes III would assume take the throne as king
Psusennes II--the last ruler of the 21st Dynasty.
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