Amyrtaeus (Psamtik III)

Amyrtaeus, also known as Psamtik III in the revised history, was the first and only pharaoh of the 28th Dynasty who ruled from 404 to 399 B.C. He succeeded Amasis and was succeeded by Combaphis (Kbdj) and Nepherites I. Not much is known about this pharaoh in the traditional history, but the revised history has much more information about him.

Amyrtaeus was a son of Pausiris, who was himself a son of Apries, who was a son of Psamtik II. This links him to the pharaohs of the 26th Dynasty.

In 405 B.C., after the accession of Artaxerxes II to the Persian throne and the political turmoil that ensued, Amasis took advantage and rebelled against the Persians by not paying tribute for his 44th year. After Amasis died, Amyrtaeus took the throne as a descendant of Apries. Amyrtaeus ruled for five, and nearly six years, until 399 B.C.

In 399 B.C., an official underneath Amyrtaeus named Combaphis (Kbdj) began conspiring with a Persian official named Bagapates to retake Egypt for Persia. This event is known as the Combaphis/Bagapates Rebellion in the revised history. These two worked together to defeat Amyrtaeus, and regain Persian control.

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