Amenemhat III

Amenemhat III was the sixth pharaoh of the 12th Dynasty, who ruled from 1276 to 1253 B.C. in Upper Egypt at Thebes, from 1253 to 1241 B.C. in Lower Egypt at Itjtawy, and in Upper Egypt again from 1241 to 1231 B.C. More is known about this pharaoh in the revised history than the traditional history.

Amenemhat was the son of Senusret III, who was the son of Senusret II, who was the son of Amenemhat II. He had several sons, including Amenemhat IV who succeeded him in the south.

In 1276 B.C., Amenemhat III's great-grandfather Amenemhat II died, and passed the throne of Lower Egypt to Senusret III. He appointed Amenemhat III as ruler in the south. Both pharaohs went on expeditions to Nubia in Amenemhat's sixth and ninth years of rule (1271 and 1268 B.C.), and conquered the territory in their second campaign.

Senusret III died in 1253 B.C., and Amenemhat became the ruler of Upper Egypt. He appointed his son Amenemhat IV to rule in the south at Thebes, though this would not last. Amenemhat IV died in 1244 B.C., forcing Amenemhat III to make his daughter, Sobekneferu, coregent.

In an invasion by the Hyksos of Asia, Sobkeneferu died, and Amenemhat was forced south to Thebes. He would remain there, subservient to the Hyksos, until his death and the end of his dynasty ten years later.

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