Senusret III

Senusret III was the fifth pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, who ruled from 1296 to 1276 in Upper Egypt at Thebes, and from 1276 to 1253 in Lower Egypt at Itjtawy. He succeeded his father Senusret II in the south, succeeded his grandfather Amenemhat II in the north, and was succeeded by his son Amenemhat III. Much is known about this pharaoh, due to his multiple military campaigns.

Senusret III was the son of Senusret II, who was the son of Amenemhat II, who was himself the son of Senusret I. He had several sons, but the only one of note to the revised history was his son Amenemhat III.

In 1286 B.C., Senusret II died, and passed the throne of Upper Egypt to his son Senusret III. For the first few years of his reign, very little of importance happened. However, in his sixth and eighth years of rule (1281 and 1279 B.C.), he went on military campaigns to Nubia. Senusret was unable to conquer this region, and when his grandfather died in 1276 B.C., he moved to the north and became ruler of Upper Egypt.

Upon his coronation as full pharaoh of Egypt, he appointed his son Amenemhat III ruler in the south, at Thebes. Senusret III embarked on two more campaigns to Nubia, with the help of his son, in his sixteenth and nineteenth years of rule (1271 and 1268 B.C.), and finally was able to conquer this area. He built many monuments in the latter part of his reign, including his pyramid, and died in his thirty-seventh year of rule.

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