Shoshenq I

Shoshenq I was the founder pharaoh of the 22nd Dynasty, who ruled a large portion of the Nile delta centered around Bubastis for an uncertain period of time beginning around 765 B.C. He may have ruled for as long as 22 years, but this is very unlikely, and he probably ruled for less than ten. He was succeeded by his son, Osorkon I.

Shoshenq's parentage is largely unknown, though there are some hypotheses. He had three known sons, but the only one important to the revised history was Osorkon I who succeeded him.

In 765 B.C., a large volcano on the Mediterranean exploded in a catastrophic event known as the Santorini eruption. This caused Egypt to fracture, and the ruling 19th Dynasty to fall. Groups of opportunistic nomads, including one headed by Shoshenq I that would become the 22nd Dynasty, took swaths of land along the Nile river.

After the founding of the 22nd Dynasty, little is known about what happened next, until the accession of Osorkon II in 740 B.C. Shoshenq I's reign was largely uneventful, and he died after only several years, leaving his son Osorkon I in charge.

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