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Shoshenq I

Shoshenq I

10th century BC –924 BC

Statesperson

Hedjkheperre Setepenre Shoshenq I (Egyptian šꜣšꜣnq; reigned c. 943–922 BC)—also known as Shashank or Sheshonk or Sheshonq I—was a pharaoh of ancient Egypt and the founder of the Twenty-second Dynasty of Egypt.

He is generally presumed to be the Shishak mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, and his exploits are carved on the Bubastite Portal at Karnak.

Source: Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shoshenq_I