Hedjkheperre Setepenre Smendes was the founder of the Twenty-first Dynasty of Egypt and succeeded to the throne after burying Ramesses XI in Lower Egypt – territory which he controlled.

Smendes (flourished 11th century bce) was a king of ancient Egypt (c. 1076–52 bce), founder of the 21st dynasty (c. 1076–c. 944 bce), who established the capital at Tanis, in the northeast Nile River delta, while high priests of Amon ruled Thebes and Upper Egypt.

The hieroglyphs of Smendes I, including rare variants, with detailed descriptions of the titles and the sources of the name. Smendes I was the first pharaoh of the Twenty-first Dynasty. a.k.a. Nesbanebdjed, Nesybanebdjedet

Smendes, who ruled from approximately 1077 to 1052 BCE, was the founder of the 21st Dynasty of ancient Egypt. His reign during the Third Intermediate Period was marked by political fragmentation and the division of power between Tanis in the north and Thebes in the south.

Hedjkheperre-Setepenre Smendes I, or Nesbanebdjedet in ancient Egyptian (transliteration: ns-bꜢ-nb-ḏd.t, meaning: "He of Banebdjedet"), was the first Pharaoh (reigned 1076-1050 BC) of the Twenty-first Dynasty during the Third Intermediate Period.

以至于南部底比斯的大祭司Amun时期控制了上埃及，而Smendes控制了下埃及。 而最终Smendes在拉美西斯十一世死后，在Tanis建立了第二十一王朝。 国王列表

斯门代斯（英语： Smendes ）（或译为思满迪斯）是古埃及 法老（约公元前1077/1076年—约公元前1052年在位），埃及第三中间期第二十一王朝创建者。 长期在 尼罗河 三角洲 东北部的 塔尼斯 建立都城，而 阿蒙 神庙的高级祭司统治着 底比斯 和 上埃及 。

公元前1085～945年，在塔尼斯统治的有斯门代斯(Smendes)，普苏赛奈斯一世和二世。在底比斯统治的有埃里霍斯(Herihor)和皮纳杰姆。

Smendes (flourished 11th century bce) was a king of ancient Egypt (c. 1076–52 bce), founder of the 21st dynasty (c. 1076–c. 944 bce), who established the capital at Tanis, in the northeast Nile River delta, while high priests of Amon ruled Thebes and Upper Egypt.

Smendes had no connection to the royal family, and hence no true claim to the throne. He was a military leader under the previous pharaoh who retained power in the upheaval at the end of the 20th dynasty .