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Djedhor, better known as Teos (Ancient Greek: Τέως) or Tachos (Ancient Greek: Τάχως), was an ancient Egyptian pharaoh of the 30th Dynasty. Biography [ edit ] A son of his predecessor Nectanebo I , Teos was his co-regent for three years [5] before ascending to the throne in 361–60 BCE.
It was founded after the overthrow of Nepherites II in 380 BC by Nectanebo I, and was disestablished upon the invasion of Egypt by the Achaemenid king Artaxerxes III in 343 BC. This is the final native dynasty of ancient Egypt; after the deposition of Nectanebo II, Egypt fell under foreign domination.
Djedhor Teos I in hieroglyphs. The second pharaoh of the Thirtieth Dynasty, a.k.a. Tachos, Tachus. Teos was betrayed by his own brother while on an expedition abroad. His brother put his own son on the throne and Teos was forced to flee to the court of the Persians.
Djedhor (sometimes called Teos or Tachos) was the second king of Dynasty 30, a time when Egypt was under constant threat of invasion by the Persians. His father Nectabo I, having himself snatched the crown away from his predecessor’s son, took Djedhor in as a co-regent in order to ensure a smooth succession.
Tachos, second king (reigned 365–360 bc) of the 30th dynasty of Egypt; he led an unsuccessful attack on the Persians in Phoenicia. Tachos was aided in the undertaking by the aged Spartan king Agesilaus II, who led a body of Greek mercenaries, and by the Athenian fleet commander Chabrias.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Brief History of the 30th Dynasty. The last Dynasty of the Late Period and was conceived by Pharaoh Nectanebo I after he, backed by the Army, ousted Pharaoh Nepherites II, and it is considered the final Egyptian native Dynasty of Egypt.
Teos (Egyptian: Irmaatenra Dhejo): pharaoh of Egypt, ruled 361/360-359/358. He is also called Tachos.
