The Rise and Fall of the Libyan Pharaohs
The Rise and Fall of the Libyan Pharaohs
This chapter explores the Libyan pharaohs of the Twenty-second and Twenty-third dynasties. It considers the oddity of the Libyan heritage of the rulers within this period—Libyans had been among the foes of Merenptah and Rameses III, but there is no evidence of any kind of violent takeover when Osorkon (the Elder), the son of the Libyan chief of the Ma (Meshwesh) tribe, Shoshenq A, took over the throne. There are other similar instances of Libyan heritage among the successors of Herihor and Panedjem I. Regardless of these circumstances, the Twenty-second Dynasty would come to an end and the nephew of the late King Osorkon, Shoshenq I, would ascend as the first Libyan monarch of the new era.
Keywords: Twenty-second Dynasty, Twenty-third Dynasty, Libyan pharaohs, Shoshenq I, Osorkon II, Horsieset I, Shoshenq III, Takelot II, Padubast I, Osorkon III
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