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Harsiese I
- Reign
- 870–860 BC
- Throne name
- Hedj-kheper-Re-setep-en-Amun
- Dynasty
- 22nd Dynasty
- Period
- Third Intermediate Period, c. 1070–664 BC
- Capital at the time
- Tanis, Bubastis, Sais; Thebes under the High Priests; Napata in Kush
Harsiese I is listed in the king list under ‘22nd Dynasty’ and so belongs to this period: Third Intermediate Period (c. 1070–664 BC). This ruler was a rival pharaoh, claiming the throne at the same time as another ruler. Reign: 870–860 BC. The throne name is Hedj-kheper-Re-setep-en-Amun.
What is known about Harsiese I
High Priest of Amun at Thebes and rival king
From the German Wikipedia list of pharaohs, CC BY-SA 4.0, translated and edited.
The period: Third Intermediate Period
The realm breaks up into several spheres of power: kings of Libyan descent in the Nile Delta, the High Priests of Amun in Thebes and finally the kings of Kush from what is now Sudan.
- c. 1000 BCRoyal tombs of Tanis with the silver coffin of Psusennes I, discovered almost untouched by Pierre Montet in 1939/40.
- c. 925 BCShoshenq I leads a campaign into Palestine and immortalises it on the Bubastite Portal at Karnak.
- c. 728 BCThe Kushite king Piye conquers the whole of Egypt and records it on his Victory Stele.
- c. 690–664 BCTaharqa builds in Egypt and Nubia; the Kushite kings once again have themselves buried in pyramids.
More about this period: Third Intermediate Period
22nd Dynasty: all rulers
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