Event Usurpation of Amenmesse

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Brief secession of Upper Egypt by Amenmesse, possibly a brother of Seti II.

Chronology

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  • January 1196 BC: Brief secession of Upper Egypt by Amenmesse, possibly a brother of Pharaoh Seti II.
  • January 1194 BC: Amenmesse was finally defeated by his rival, Pharaoh Seti II, and his domain re-absorbed into the Egyptian Kingdom.

Selected Sources

  • Otto Schaden, "Amenmesse Project Report, "ARCE Newsletter", No.163 (Fall 1993) pp. 1–9