Third Intermediate Period
Pedubast I
23rd Dynasty (Libyan) · 818-715 BCE
Reign begins818 BCE
Reign ends793 BCE
Dynasty span818-715 BCE
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The rival king
Pedubast I was a cousin of Takelot II who challenged him for the throne of Thebes. Backed by factions in the north, he sparked a brutal, decades-long civil war for control of Upper Egypt. He repeatedly captured and lost Thebes during his violent struggle against Takelot II and his son, Prince Osorkon.