Tanuatamon

Tanuatamon was the fifth and terminal pharaoh of the 25th Dynasty, from 543 to 535 B.C. He succeeded Taharka in Nubia and proclaimed himself pharaoh of Egypt. He was defeated by Cyrus the Great and replaced by Psamtik I. Not much is known about this pharaoh in either history, but more is known from the revised chronology.

Tanuatamon was likely the son of Shabataka, son of Shabaka, son of Rudamon. This connects him all the way back to the end of the 22nd Dynasty. Tanuatamon may have had some sons and daughters, but they are not known to the traditional or revised history.

Early in the year of 543 B.C., Taharka died in exile in Nubia, where he had been forced by the Babylonian invasion. Tanuatamon, his nephew and only living relative, succeeded him. In a trip down the Nile, to the delta, Tanuatamon defeated the remaining Babylonian garrisons and proclaimed himself the ruler of Upper and Lower Egypt. However, within the year he was forced south by Cyrus' invasion/liberation.

Tanuatamon resided in Thebes, still proclaiming himself ruler of southern Egypt, until 535 B.C. when Psamtik I led a campaign south the retake those lands and restore it to its former glory. Tanuatamon may have survived, or died in the attack. His life after this is unknown.

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