Takelot III

Takelot III was the fifth pharaoh of the 23rd Dynasty, who ruled from 672 to 665 B.C. He coruled with and succeeded Osorkon III, and was succeeded by his nephew, Rudamon. Little is known about this pharaoh in either the traditional or the revised history.

Takelot was the son of Osorkon III, who was the son of Takelot II, who was himself the grandson of his predecessor, Osorkon II. Takelot had several sons, but the only one important to the revised history is Shoshenq VI.

In 672 B.C., Takelot III’s father Osorkon III appointed him coruler with him and commander of the army. However, the next year, Takelot failed to stop Esarhaddon’s invasion of Egypt and the Assyrian occupation. Takelot’s son Shoshenq VI was deported. Six years later in 665 B.C., Takelot III led a rebellion against Assyria, but he failed again, and was killed in the process. Rudamon was appointed his successor.

The evidence for the revised history can be found at Displaced Dynasties. Evidence concerning this pharaoh specifically can be found here.