Psammetichus III
Egyptian names: Anchkaenra Psamtik III
Successor of: Amasis
Relatives
- father: Amasis
- mother: Takheta
- wife: ?
- son: Amasis?note
Main deeds
- December 526: Accession; he inherits a war against the Persians
- May/June 525: Defeated near the Pelusiac branch of the Nile; Memphis is captured; the Achaemenid king Cambyses is recognized as king
- c.523: Psammetichus revolts, is captured, and executed
Succeeded by: Cambyses