Psusennes III

Psusennes III was the seventh ruler and High Priest of Amun of the 21st Dynasty, who ruled from 672 to 654 B.C. He succeeded his father Pinudjem II, and was exiled or killed by the Babylonian armies during their invasion and occupation. Very little is known about this pharaoh, and some are not even convinced of his existence.

Psusennes was the son of Pinudjem II, who was the son of Piankhi, who was the son of Pinudjem I, son of Piankh. This connects him straight back to the origins of his dynasty. He had no known sons.

In 672 B.C., Pinudjem II died, passing his duties as High Priest of Amun, commander of the Egyptian army, and ruler of Thebes and the surrounding area to his son Psusennes. He ruled alongside and below Shabataka and Taharka of the 25th Dynasty, and died or was exiled in his eighth or ninth year, during the Babylonian invasion.

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