The Hyksos Invasion
The Hyksos Invasion. The new kingdom of Egypt 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 that spans from
the 16th century to the 11th century B.C most of the ruler’s 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. Many battles took place in this era for the
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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
Egypt ended with the beginning of the third intermediate period and many futures
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.
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The New Kingdom of Egypt Facts
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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 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.
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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
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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, 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
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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
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
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.
