Pharaoh Necho II

660 BCE - 595 BCE

• Name	Necho II
  Birth	660 BCE	Egypt   [1]
  History	birth to death	Egypt
  He was also known as Wehen.ib.re. [1] In 610 BCE, he was crowned Pharaoh of Egypt. [1] In the battle of Megiddo, he defeated Josiah, King of Judea. In 605 BCE, he was defeated in the battle of Carchemish by Nebuchadressar, but in 601 BCE, he defeated Nebuchadressar securing the Egyptian boarders. He began the construction of a canal to the Red Sea, and during his reign, an Egyptian fleet circumnavigated Africa in a 3 year voyage. [1]
  Death	595 BCE  [1]
  Patriarch & Matriarch	Buyuwawa   (17 x Great Grandfather)  Mehetenweskhet  (Mother)
  Person ID, Branch	I9621	Roy Line, Boudreau Line
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2021

  
  

  Father	Pharaoh Psammetichus I,   b. 685 BCE, Egypt d. 610 BCE
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Mehetenweskhet
  Relationship	Birth
  Family ID	F6739	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Spouse / Partner	Chedebnitjerbone I  [1]
  Children	+   1. Pharaoh Psammetichus II   d. 585 BCE  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] ▻ Tak.huat, Princess of Athribis
  Family ID	F6738	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2019

  
  

• Pedigree

  ← Click to display 1Pharaoh Necho II(660 BCE – 595 BCE) 2Pharaoh Psammetichus I(685 BCE – 610 BCE) 4Necho I, King of Sais and Memphis(710 BCE – 664 BCE) 8Irib.re' Nakau.ba, Prince of Sais( – Abt 672 BCE) 16Pharaoh Bakenranef( – Abt 712 BCE) 17 9 18 19 5Istemabat 10 20 21 11 22 23 3Mehetenweskhet 6Harsiese, Grand Priest of Heliopolis 12 24 25 13 26 27 7 14 28 29 15 30 31

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 660 BCE - Egypt History - birth to death - Egypt  = Link to Google Earth
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• Photos

  Pharaoh Necho II

  
  

• Sources 🟢 Primary Evidence 🟡 Secondary Evidence 🟠 Tertiary Evidence 🔴 Unreliable Evidence

  [S60] Stuart, Roderick W., Royalty for Commoners, The Complete Known Lineage of John of Gaunt, Son of Edward III, King of England, and Queen Philippa Fourth Edition, (Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002).