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==Identity as Shoshenq I==
==Identity as Shoshenq I==
Shoshenq I (952-930 BC), the founder of the [[22nd Egyptian Dynasty|22nd Dynasty]], was in all probability of Libyan origin. It is possible that his claim to the throne was that of the sword, but it is more likely that he acquired it by marriage with a princess of the preceding dynasty. On the death of Pasebkhanu II, the last of the kings of the 21st Dynasty, 952 BC, Shoshenq ascended the throne, in command of an efficient, well-equipped army and a filled treasury. His goal was Asiatic domination.
Shoshenq I (952-930 BC), the founder of the [[22nd Egyptian Dynasty|22nd Dynasty]], was in all probability of Libyan origin. It is possible that his claim to the throne was that of the sword, but it is more likely that he acquired it by marriage with a princess of the preceding dynasty. On the death of Pasebkhanu II, the last of the kings of the 21st Dynasty, 952 BC, Shoshenq ascended the throne, in command of an efficient, well-equipped army and a filled treasury. His goal was Asiatic domination.
John Bimson pointed out that Shoshenq I's records of his campaign in Palestine don't harmonize with the biblical narrative of Rehoboam.<ref>Bimson, J.J. "SHOSHENK AND SHISHAK - A CASE OF MISTAKEN IDENTITY?" 1993. Journal of the Ancient Chronology Forum, Vol. 6, pp. 19-32.</ref>[http://www.newchronology.org/tfiles/1351191577/06a019.pdf] Shoshenk I's invasion focused on the Northern kingdom (with his stele found at Megiddo) while Shishak was allies with the northern monarch Jeroboam I. In addition Jerusalem isn't mentioned by Shoshenq I and of the 15 surrounding fortified cities (all taken by Egypt) only Ajalon is mentioned.
===Shoshenq's Record at Karnak===
===Shoshenq's Record at Karnak===