Dynasty XXVIII 405-399
| Amyrtaios II (s. Pausiris) | 405 | 399 |
In this period the Persians were first expelled from Egypt .
Amyrtaios (Amyrteos)
404-399 B.C.
Amyrtaios was the only ruler of the Twenty-eighth Dynasty. He is thought to have been a Libyan. He ruled Egypt from Sais for six years. He began his reign after the death of Darius II. A renewed revolt occupied in Egypt. They achieved independence for a short time again.
On the Elephantine Papyri, there is documentation of a loan contract that is written in the year 5 of this king. This is an indication that he was recognized in Upper and Lower Egypt. He must have driven the Persians out of the whole country.
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