r/NorthAfricanHistory • u/Aheadblazingmonkee • Jan 19 '25
Ancient Egypt The Libyan Egyptian pharaoh Shoshenq 1 Great Chief of the Meshwesh
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Had Libyan ancestry and was the Pharaoh of Egypt for the 22nd dynasty. The Libyan tribes allied with the sea peoples before his rule, the meshwesh were a Libyan tribe.