Ankhwennefer (pharaoh)
Ankhwennefer, also known as Chaonnophris or Ankhmakis, was the successor of Horwennefer, a rebel ruler who controlled much of Upper Egypt during the reigns of Ptolemies IV and V. His rule lasted from approximately 199 to 185 BC.
Ankhmakis succeeded Horwennefer as king of Upper Egypt in 199, or thereabouts, and won back as much as 80% of the country. He held Lykopolis in 197 BC but was later forced to withdraw to Thebes. The war between North and South continued until 185 BC, when Ankhmakis was arrested by the Ptolemaic General Conanus. Little is known about the details of his reign as most of the records thereof were destroyed.
