
Dynasty: Pedubaste I was the founder and the first king of the 23rd Dynasty.
History: He is mentioned several times in the inscriptions at Karnak Temple and is thought to have been the son of the high priest of Amon , Harsiese. The country was in an instability that the princes of the governors were ruling them, so Pedubaste I didn't find much resistance when he wanted to increase his influence and he started to form a royal family in the north in Bubastis. There was another king in Tanis ruling while Pedubaste I ruled a bigger part of it.
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