Psusennes I

Psusennes I (Tyetkheperre Psebkhannu) was the second pharaoh and priest-king of the Tanite 21st Dynasty, who ruled from 734 to 688 B.C. He succeeded Smendes I, and was succeeded by Amenemnisu (Nephercheres). Little is known about this pharaoh, in either the traditional or revised histories, possibly because he lived so close in time to the catastrophic Santorini eruption.

Psusennes's parentage is unknown, but he may have been the son or grandson of his predecessor Smendes I. He had several sons, but the most important to the revised history is Amenemope, who later became king.

In 734 B.C., Smendes I died and passed the throne to his son or grandson Psusennes I. Psusennes ruled for a long reign of forty-six years, and he died in his forty-seventh (688 B.C.). His reign must have been largely uneventful, and he left very few monuments in Egypt. He passed the throne on to his (son? brother?) Amenemnisu.

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