The New Kingdom Egypt Pharaohs
New Kingdom Egypt Pharaohs a.k.a the Egyptian Empire (1570–1070 B.C.E)
is without a doubt the most popular time period in the history of ancient
Egypt spans from the 16th century to the 11th century B.C most of the
rulers entire history and tombs have been located such as Hatshepsut,
Thutmose III, Amenhotep III, Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti, Ahmose I,
Tutankhamun and Ramses II. After the Hyksos took over in the second intermediate period,
the Egyptian rulers understood the importance of having strong borders
so during this period most of the rulers worked on expanding their territory
to the fullest and building a true empire protected by a powerful army.
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Many battles took place in this era in the hopes of expanding their empire as
this time period reached a primal level in wealth and power, there was also a huge
religious shift during this time as monotheism and it also saw an end to the central authority.
The New Kingdom of Egypt ended with the beginning of the third intermediate
period and many future threats from all directions such as the Hush from
the south and the Assyrians from the north and was followed by the rule
of many foreign dynasties like the Nubian dynasty in 25th century BC,
The Persian dynasty from the 27th to the 30th century BCE, Alexander the Great, and many more.
The New Kingdom of Egypt Facts
The true glory of the new kingdom of Egypt started in the 18th century
at the hands of Ahmose I ( 1550-1525 BC ) who sought out to avenge his
family and liberate his country from the Hyksos and uniting his country
into one complete empire under the Theban rule. He worked on restoring
all of Egypt territories of Canaan and Nubia, create a buffer zone to prevent
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any future invasions and put the unified country of Egypt on a course into
becoming a powerful empire by reorganizing the administration of management,
establishing mines and trade routes and constructing massive architecture projects.
His successor Amunhotep I ( 1526–1506 BC ) continued his legacy by making Egypt
part of the ancient club of great powers with Babylon, the Hittite, and Mitanni which
Egypt had trade and diplomatic relations. He was followed by Thutmose I
( 1506–1493 BC ) where Egyptian power and wealth reached their climax.
Then came Queen Hatshepsut (1479 – 1458 BC) one of the most successful
pharaohs in ancient Egyptian history as she the longest-reigning female pharaoh
in Egypt for 20 years and for sending an expedition to the land of Punt which it
became a trade partner. After she came to the Napoleon of Ancient Egypt
Thutmose III ( 1479–1425 BC ) expanded the Egyptian Empire to the
highest levels of power and wealth and achieved great success which made
it easy for all the future generations of pharaohs to drive this empire into true greatness.
His army is also highly skilled and powerful as It shows in the battle of Megiddo.
The New Kingdom Egypt Art and Achievements
One of the most pharaohs in The 18th dynasty or possibly in ancient
Egyptian, in general, is Amenhotep IV who changed his to Akhenaten to
honor his god Aten and his beautiful wife Nefertiti, he was the first
practitioner of monotheism (The Worship of the One God) and under
the fourth year of his reign Egyptian Art like literature, music,
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drama and sculpture flourished to an unprecedented level of realism.
After his death came his son Tutankhamen( 1333–1324 BC )who was worshiped like
a god and died at a very young age of 18, Then comes the time of Ramesses II
“The Great” (1279-1213 BC ) worked a retrieving all of Egypt territories
in the Levant, one of his most famed battles is the battle of Kadesh against the
Hittite in the first recorded military ambush and resulted in the signing
of the first recorded peace treaty, all this information was inscribed on
his temple wall in the majestic Abu Simbel temple. He had many wives and
a massive number of children, one of them is Ramesses III who is most famous for fighting the sea people in the battle of djahy.
The Final Days of the New Kingdom Egypt Pharaohs
After the third intermediate period came thus ending the glory days
of the new kingdom Egypt where the high priests of AMUN took control,
weakening the central authority. All that led to the end of the entire Pharaoh
dynasty when the Egyptian Empire fall at the Persian empire in the battle
of pelsuim thus beginning a new era of foreign rule.
