A great number of Egyptian princes and leaders fought against the Persian occupation . They tried to make alliance with the
Greeks
, offering them large quantities of wheat . Nevertheless , the Greeks signed a peace treaty with the Persians . The Egyptians , led by Amun-her , Anaros , and at last Amiritaius were able to defeat the Persians and get revenge of their allied the Jews who resided in
Elephantine
Island . Dara II had to recognize the Egyptian independence and Amiritaius became the first and the only king of the Twenty-eight Dynasty .
After the death of Amiritaius , Naif-Au-Rod (Nefertis I) founded the Twenty-nine Dynasty (According to Manetho) and ruled
Egypt
for 20 years from the city of Mendes .
The Twenty-nine Dynasty Kings tried to make alliance with the Spartans and the Greeks against the Persians , and they restored the destructed temples .
Nectanebo I usurped the throne and founded the Thirtieth Dynasty which ruled Egypt for 37 years (380-343 BC) . During the reign of this dynasty , the country was unified and the temples restored . During the reign of Nectanebo I , the Persians invaded Egypt with thousands of Persian and mercenary Greek soldiers but they were unsuccessful because of the floods , and
they had to withdraw back to Asia .
Jed-Her made alliance with the Spartans and the Greeks against the Phoenicians but he was defeated and exiled to Persia .
Nectanebo II ruled Egypt for 17 years , until the Persians , led by Artkserksis III (Ochus) invaded Egypt , and he had fled to Nubia .
The Persian occupation lasted 11 years , until Alexander defeated them and made Egypt a part of his vast empire .
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-Nepherites I