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Shoshenq I

Also known as: Sheshonq I

Dynasty 22 founder associated with consolidation and a Levantine campaign list.

Evidence confidence: high
Awaiting expert reviewFuller history of ancient Egypt research expansion
Review and provenance

Specialist reviewer: not recorded. Review date: not recorded.

Dataset workflow: proposed. This is separate from specialist review.

Confidence describes the stated assessment; it does not certify expert approval. How review works.

Chronology

Dating intervals may describe uncertainty or phases; their width alone does not establish event duration.

Alternative assertion

945 BCE–924 BCE

Precision: range

high

This is a reign estimate. Birth, death and attested regnal-year data are kept separate and are not silently converted into the same assertion.

  • supports · supports ruler and reign context
    Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times — Donald B. Redford (1992)

    Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.


    Locator: Ruler/period discussion
Alternative assertion

945 BCE–924 BCE

Precision: range

Chronology model: Conventional higher model

moderate

A commonly used reign range; alternatives shift the accession and death by a small number of years.

  • supports · supports chronology model
    Ancient Egyptian Chronology — Erik Hornung (editor), Rolf Krauss (editor), David A. Warburton (editor) (2006)

    Supports the model and its uncertainty.


    Locator: Third Intermediate chronology
Alternative assertion

943 BCE–922 BCE

Precision: range

Chronology model: Lower model

low

Retained as an explicit alternative rather than silently harmonized.

  • supports · supports chronology model
    Ancient Egyptian Chronology — Erik Hornung (editor), Rolf Krauss (editor), David A. Warburton (editor) (2006)

    Supports the model and its uncertainty.


    Locator: Third Intermediate alternative chronology

Research description

Dynasty 22 founder associated with consolidation and a Levantine campaign list. Birth and death dates are not inferred here; the attached date assertion represents a modern reign estimate distinct from attested regnal years.

Evidence and sources

  • supports · supports ruler and reign context
    Egypt, Canaan, and Israel in Ancient Times — Donald B. Redford (1992)

    Supports inclusion, approximate reign and historical significance.


    Locator: Ruler/period discussion

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