Koskon of Thafon

Koskon was a recorded monarch of Thafon for around 30 years, between approximately 1560 and 1530 BCE. In terms of contemporaneous sources, Koskon is the best-sourced Pre-Patriarchy Period monarch of Thafon, his exploits being detailed within the Ngnotos papyrus by a trader who witnessed the end of his rule and the very beginning of his son, Koton's, rule. His father, Koskos, was the eponymous founder of the Thafonological Koskosid Dynasty, and ruled at some point before Koskon ascended to the throne.

Family

Koskon was the son of Koskos, though his lineage is not given much detail beyond that. The author of the Ngnotos papyrus mentions that Koskos was a monarch of Thafon prior to Koskon's own ascension, but that is the only contemporaneous document given regarding his father. It was left unclear whether Koskon ascended to the throne immediately after his father's death or whether there were other monarchs in between, but it is generally accepted that Koskon ascended to the throne in 1560 BCE, so Koskos would have to have ruled at some point before then. The Ngnotos papyrus details that Koskon had many wives, but two in particular are mentioned - Gezai, who fathered his 'chiefest' son Koton, and Pektai, who mainly tended to Koskon's needs in his dying days.

With his father and son, the three kings comprise what Thafonologists term the Koskosid Dynasty. This is merely a tool to assist Thafonologists in maintaining king lists and ascertaining monarch affiliations, and there is no evidence that Koskon particularly maintained his family as any kind of political presence in Thafon.