Nepherites II
Nepherites II or Nefaarud II was the last pharaoh of the feeble and short-lived Twenty-ninth Dynasty (399/398–380 BC), the penultimate native dynasty of Egypt.
Born~Died date unknown ~ 380 BCELast edited Oct 15, 2026, 3:28 PM
Details
- Born ~ Died
- date unknown ~ 380 BCE
- Reign
- Summer 380 BC
- Predecessor
- Hakor
- Successor
- Nectanebo I
- Father
- Hakor
- Died
- 380 BC
- Dynasty
- 29th Dynasty
Nepherites II or Nefaarud II was the last pharaoh of the feeble and short-lived Twenty-ninth Dynasty (399/398–380 BC), the penultimate native dynasty of Egypt.123
Short reign
An "ineffectual" ruler,4 Nepherites II became pharaoh of Egypt in 380 BC after the death of his father Hakor (393–380 BC) and was deposed and likely killed by the rebel prince Nakhtnebef of Sebennytos – the future Nectanebo I, an Egyptian military officer, after ruling Egypt for only 4 months, from June to September 380 BC.2
King Hakor had already to face, towards the end of his reign, frequent riots likely inspired by Nectanebo.3 Pharaoh Nectanebo I, who founded the Thirtieth Dynasty of Egypt after overthrowing Nepherites II, reigned until his death in 360 BC and represented the third Delta family to assume the rule of the country in just two decades:4 a signal that Egypt's last phase of independence under native rulers, begun with Amyrtaeus' coup in 404 BC against Persia, was particularly unstable. A quick reference to Nepherites II's fall can be found in a large limestone stela5 Nectanebo I commissioned in Hermopolis:4
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