It is possible that he was a usurper who seized the throne during a time of crisis and political unrest, or he could have been a member of a minor line of the Ramesside royal family who emerged as pharaoh.
Terdapat kemungkinan bahwa perampas yang merebut takhta selama masa krisis dan kerusuhan politik, atau ia dapat menjadi anggota garis kecil keluarga kerajaan Ramses yang muncul sebagai firaun.