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His succession is uncertain. According to Kenneth Kitchen, towards the end of the reign of Takelot I, Smendes III was succeeded by Harsiese A, a son of his brother Shoshenq C, which in addition to "High priest of Amun" proclaimed itself an independent sovereign in Thebes. This hypothesis was rejected by Karl Jansen-Winkeln who proved that Harsiese A never was High Priest of Amun, hence that Smendes' successor should be looked in other people, perhaps in Nimlot C.