Osorkon I

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Osorkon I was a pharaoh of Egypt’s Twenty-second Dynasty, a Libyan-origin ruler known for consolidating power and sponsoring major temple constructions in the Nile Delta.

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Osorkon I canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient Egyptian pharaoh
person
ruler
associatedWith Temple of Amun at Karnak
temples in the Nile Delta
attestedBy inscriptions at Bubastis
inscriptions at Karnak
royal monuments in the Delta
burialPlace Tanis
capital Bubastis
child Shoshenq C
Takelot I
chronologicalPosition second king of the Twenty-second Dynasty
country Ancient Egypt
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
culture Ancient Egyptian
dynasty Libyan Dynasty
Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt
era Third Intermediate Period of Egypt
ethnicOrigin Libyan
father Shoshenq I
house House of Shoshenq
knownFor consolidation of Libyan rule in Egypt
major temple building projects in the Nile Delta
religious endowments to Egyptian temples
language Ancient Egyptian
mother Karoma B
notableActivity granting large donations to priesthoods
strengthening royal authority after Shoshenq I
politicalRole unifier of Libyan chiefs under Egyptian kingship
powerBase Nile Delta
predecessor Shoshenq I
regionOfRule Lower Egypt
Upper Egypt
reignDuration about 35 years
reignEnd c. 887 BC
reignStart c. 922 BC
religion ancient Egyptian religion
royalNomen Osorkon I
royalPrenomen Sekhemkheperre
spouse Maatkare B
Tashedkhonsu
successor Takelot I
successorAsHighPriestOfAmun Shoshenq C
throneName Sekhemkheperre
title King of Upper and Lower Egypt
Pharaoh

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Bubastis notableRulerAssociated Osorkon I
Shoshenq I child Osorkon I
Shoshenq I successor Osorkon I
Osorkon I royalNomen Osorkon I
Tanis associatedWithPharaoh Osorkon I