Horemheb

Horemheb was the thirteenth and final pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty, who ruled all of Egypt as commander of the army from 904 to 897 B.C., and as king from 897 to 870 B.C. He succeeded Tutankhamen, and was succeeded by his vizier Ramesses I. Much more is known about this king in the revised history than the traditional history.

Horemheb's parentage is unknown, and he married into the royal family. He had no known children.

Some time around 930 B.C., Horemheb became the commander of the Egyptian army under Amenhotep III and Akhenaten. He ruled as such underneath Ay and Tutankhamen as well, until 904 B.C. when Tutankhamen died. After this, there was a short interregnum where no king ruled Egypt (904 to 897 B.C.) During this time, Horemheb effectively controlled most of Egypt.

In 901 B.C., Horemheb led a campaign to Judah to retake the lands that had been lost during the Amarna period (930 to 900 B.C.) However, Asa of Judah drove away the invading Egyptians with the help of divine intervention. When Horemheb became pharaoh four years later, he began to undo the reforms of Akhenaten brought on at the start of the Amarna period. This brought more peace to Egypt.

The rest of Horemheb's reign was relatively uneventful, and he died in his 27th year as pharaoh and his 59th year as commander of the Egyptian army. He passed the throne on to his vizier Ramesses I, who would begin the prosperous 19th Dynasty.

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