Osorkon III

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Osorkon III was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt’s Third Intermediate Period who ruled in the 8th century BCE and is known for consolidating power in Upper Egypt and Thebes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf King of Upper Egypt ⓘ
ancient Egyptian pharaoh ⓘ
ruler of the Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
appointed Shepenupet I as Divine Adoratrice of Amun ⓘ
linked to: Shepenupet I
attestedIn Karnak Nile Level Texts ⓘ
burialPlace Thebes ⓘ
burialSite possibly Medinet Habu ⓘ
capital Thebes ⓘ
century 8th century BCE ⓘ
child Osorkon (High Priest of Amun) ⓘ
Rudamun ⓘ
Shepenupet I ⓘ
Takelot III ⓘ
contemporaryWith Piye ⓘ
Shoshenq V ⓘ
country Ancient Egypt ⓘ
linked to: Pharaonic Egypt
dynasty Twenty‑third Dynasty of Egypt ⓘ
era Third Intermediate Period of Egypt ⓘ
ethnicity Libyan origin ⓘ
evidenceFrom inscriptions at Karnak ⓘ
stelae from Thebes ⓘ
linked to: Kamose stelae
father Takelot II ⓘ
heldOffice High Priest of Amun at Thebes ⓘ
house Libyan dynasties of Egypt ⓘ
knownFor asserting control over Thebes ⓘ
consolidating power in Upper Egypt ⓘ
religious and political reforms in Thebes ⓘ
mother Karomama II ⓘ
linked to: Karomama I
nomen Osorkon Si-Ese ⓘ
linked to: Osorkon III
politicalContext period of fragmentation and competing dynasties in Egypt ⓘ
possibleFather Takelot II ⓘ
praenomen Usermaatre Setepenamun ⓘ
predecessor Takelot III ⓘ
reignEnd c. 759 BCE ⓘ
reignStart c. 787 BCE ⓘ
religiousPolicy strengthened the office of the Divine Adoratrice of Amun ⓘ
religiousRole patron of the Amun priesthood ⓘ
royalName Usermaatre Setepenamun Osorkon Si-Ese ⓘ
ruledRegion Thebes ⓘ
Upper Egypt ⓘ
spouse Karoadjet ⓘ
Tentsai ⓘ
styleOfRule regional kingship centered on Thebes ⓘ
successor Rudamun ⓘ
Takelot III ⓘ
successorState later overshadowed by the Kushite Twenty‑fifth Dynasty ⓘ
title King of Upper and Lower Egypt ⓘ
Lord of the Two Lands ⓘ

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Twenty-third Dynasty of Egypt → hasPharaoh → Usermaatre Setepenamun Osorkon III ⓘ
linked to: Osorkon III
Pedubast I → coregencyOrRivalryWith → Osorkon III ⓘ
Takelot II → child → Osorkon III ⓘ
Takelot II → supportedBy → Prince Osorkon (future Osorkon III) as High Priest of Amun ⓘ
linked to: Osorkon III
Takelot III → predecessor → Osorkon III ⓘ
Takelot III → father → Osorkon III ⓘ
Rudamun → father → Osorkon III ⓘ
Menkeperre Rudamun → father → Osorkon III ⓘ
Menkeperre Rudamun → predecessor → Osorkon III ⓘ
Osorkon III → nomen → Osorkon Si-Ese ⓘ
linked to: Osorkon III
Shoshenq VI → successor → Osorkon III ⓘ