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Psammetichus III

Psammetichus III: pharaoh of the Saite dynasty, ruler of Egypt from 526 to 525.

Portrait of a pharaoh of the Saite dynasty

Egyptian names: Anchkaenra Psamtik III

Successor of: Amasis

Relatives

father: Amasis
mother: Takheta
wife: ?
- son: Amasis?^note[Herodotos, Histories 4.167.]

Main deeds

December 526: Accession; he inherits a war against the Persians
May/June 525: Defeated near the Pelusiac branch of the Nile; Memphis is captured; the Achaemenid king Cambyses is recognized as king
c.523: Psammetichus revolts, is captured, and executed

Succeeded by: Cambyses

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