5 EASY FACTS ABOUT HISTORY DESCRIBED

Libyan princes took control of the delta under Shoshenq I in 945 BC, founding the so-called Libyan or Bubastite dynasty that would rule for many 200 yrs. Shoshenq also received Charge of southern Egypt by putting his family members in critical priestly positions. Libyan control began to erode as a rival dynasty inside the delta arose in Leontopoli