Osorkon II

Osorkon II was the fourth pharaoh of the 22nd Dynasty, who ruled a large part of the Nile delta from 740 to 712 B.C. He succeeded his father Takelot I, his grandson Takelot II broke off and formed the 23rd Dynasty during his rule, and he was succeeded by his son-in-law Shoshenq III. Not much is known about Osorkon II.

Osorkon was the son of Takelot I, who was the son of Osorkon I, who was himself the son of Shoshenq I, the founder of the dynasty. He had several children, but the most important to the revised history was his daughter Tjesbastperu, who married Shoshenq III.

In 740 B.C., Takelot I died after a short reign of less than ten years, making his son Osorkon II the ruler of Bubastis and the surrounding areas of the Nile delta. Throughout his reign of twenty-eight years, Osorkon was a major trading parter and ally of Israel and Judah. In Osorkon II’s eighteenth year (723 B.C.), he tried to send help to Hoshea of Israel against Assyria. This help failed, and Israel was assimilated into Assyria.

Eight years later, in 715 B.C., Osorkon’s grandson Takelot II broke away from the 22nd Dynasty, and formed the 23rd centralized in Middle and Upper Egypt. Three years later, Osorkon died, and left his remaining territory for his son-in-law, Shoshenq III, to rule.

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