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In short, have a Dynasty that ruling Egypt end up adopting "Pharaoh/Fir'aun" as their primary royal title, after the Arab conquest of Egypt.

Who is much more likely to adopt such old title that hasn't used for at least 700 years, but still very much well known in the world? A Native Coptic Dynasty who overthrown their Arab rulers? An Arab or Turkic Warlord who decides that this ancient title seem fancy and used that to legitimize their rule over Egypt? European Crusaders somehow attacking through Egypt and instead of establishing European style Crusader State, pulled a Ptolemy and used ancient Biblical title to appear more legitimate? A Mongol / Timurid Warlord who somehow getting settled there and think the ancient title is fancy, Egyptian Separatists from Ottoman who want to distance themselves, Napoleon end up taking over Egypt and style himself as one, or Modern Egyptian Nationalism pulling ideas from ancient times and used Pharaoh instead of King?

Note that "Pharaoh" need not to be their exact title, as long as they try to draw legitimacy by comparing themselves to the thousands of years of ancient Egyptian rulers, aka pulling a Ptolemaic Dynasty (incest may be discarded by discretion tho, but being Targaryens is fine too). You could have them written in very ancient Hieroglyphs (nswt-bjt), Semitic (Paroh), the Coptic language (Parauw?), or the Arabized version (Fir'aun/Fir'awn), and those are still fine as long as they claim to resurrect thousands years old of Egyptian tradition.
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