New kingdom

By Briahsansom
  • Period: 1550 BCE to 1525 BCE

    Ahmose I

    Ahmose I, king of ancient Egypt and founder of the 18th dynasty who completed the expulsion of the Hyksos (Asiatic rulers of Egypt), invaded Palestine, and re-exerted Egypt’s hegemony over northern Nubia, to the south.
  • Period: 1525 BCE to 1504 BCE

    Amenhotep I

    He was born to Ahmose I and Ahmose-Nefertari, but had at least two elder brothers, Ahmose-ankh and Ahmose Sapair, and was not expected to inherit the throne. However, sometime in the eight years between Ahmose I's 17th regnal year and his death, his heir apparent died and Amenhotep became crown prince. He then acceded to the throne and ruled for about 21 years.
  • Period: 1504 BCE to 1492 BCE

    Thutmose I

    The achievements included expanding the Egyptian empire in Nubia and also penetrating deep into Syria. He accomplished this by defeating the Syrians and quelling a rebellion in Nubia. Following his conquest of Nubia, he sought to provide an easier means of traveling upstream from Egypt to Nubia by building a canal. Some monuments of note that he built under his architect Ineni were temples, obelisks, pylons shrines and statues which were located at the temple complex of Karnak
  • Period: 1492 BCE to 1479 BCE

    Thutmose II

    Thutmose II was the son of Thutmose I and the father of Thutmose III, one of the most prolific pharaohs in Ancient Egypt.
    His reign period is disputed, due to Hatshepsut's (his half sister) attempts to erase and replace his name with her own.
    Thutmose II sent armies led by his generals on successful campaigns against rebellions and nomads
  • Period: 1479 BCE to 1425 BCE

    Thutmose III

    Thutmose III succeeded to the throne after his father died, but for the first 20 years of his reign, he shared power with his aunt. After she died, he became pharaoh. As the sixth pharaoh of Egypt’s 18th dynasty, Thutmose III battled to reestablish Egyptian rule of Syria and Palestine, creating Egypt’s largest dynasty yet. He died in Egypt c. 1426 B.C.
    There are no records of Thutmose ever losing a battle.
  • Period: 1425 BCE to 1457 BCE

    Queen Hatshepsut

    Daughter of King Thutmose I, Hatshepsut became queen of Egypt when she married her half-brother, Thutmose II, around the age of 12. Upon his death, she began acting as regent for her stepson, the infant Thutmose III, but later took on the full powers of a pharaoh, becoming co-ruler of Egypt around 1473 B.C. As pharaoh, Hatshepsut extended Egyptian trade and oversaw ambitious building projects, most notably the Temple of Deir el-Bahri. Depicted as a male in many contemporary images and sculpture
  • Period: 1425 BCE to 1399 BCE

    Amenhotep II

    Amenhotep II was famed at the time for his sportsmanship - he was very athletic and had a great love of horses (whilst still a child he was given control of all royal stables). His greatest feat of sportsmanship was the shooting of copper targets with arrows, while driving a chariot with the reigns tied round his waist. So impressed were the Egyptian people that this feat was celebrated by scenes found at Giza and Thebes, also miniature scarabs marked this achievement
  • Period: 1399 BCE to 1389 BCE

    Thutmose IV

    During a rest near the great Sphinx (see sphinx), he dreamed that the god Horus, whom the sphinx was believed to represent, asked him to free it of sand that had drifted around it, in return for which he would become pharaoh. On the basis of this dream, it has been suggested that Thutmose was not the heir apparent and that he succeeded after an elder brother’s death, using the dream as divine sanction of his rule.
  • Period: 1389 BCE to 1351 BCE

    Amenhotep III

    His greatest contribution to Egyptian culture was in maintaining peace and prosperity, which enabled him to devote his time to the arts. Many of the most impressive structures of ancient Egypt were built under his reign and, through military campaigns, he not only strengthened the borders of his land but expanded them. He ruled Egypt with Tiye for 38 years until his death and was succeeded by Amenhotep IV
  • Period: 1351 BCE to 1337 BCE

    Akhenaten

    He is especially noted for abandoning traditional Egyptian polytheism and introducing worship centered on the Aten. An early inscription likens him to the sun as compared to stars, and later official language avoids calling the Aten a god. He changed his name to Akhenaten, and constructed a new capital city, Akhetaten at modern Armarna, in an area not associated with any other god. He vowed never again to leave the boundaries of the city. Nefertiti was his wife
  • Period: 1336 BCE to 1334 BCE

    Smenkhkare

    His or her reign, for it is uncertain whether Smenkhkare was male or female, was during the Amarna Period, a time when Akhenaten sought to impose new religious views. He or she is sometimes distinguished from the immediate predecessor (successor?), the female ruler Ankhkheperure Neferneferuaten (usually identified as Nefertiti). Unlike Neferneferuaten, Smenkhkare did not use epithets in his or her royal name or cartouche.[2]
  • Period: 1334 BCE to 1325 BCE

    Tutankhamun

    King Tut was nicknamed the Boy King because he began his reign when he was only nine years old! Tutankhamun died when he was only 18, and his body was mummified, which is how the ancient Egyptians preserved their dead.
  • Period: 1325 BCE to 1321 BCE

    Ay (Kheperkheprure Ay)

    Ay (Aye) was the second last Pharaoh of the Eighteenth Dynasty of the New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt. It is thought that he ruled Egypt for four years from around 1323BC, however, he had been the vizier of both Akhenaten Tutankhamun and possibly also of Smenkhare. It is widely believed that in his position as the vizier of the young Tutankhamun he was the real power behind the throne and some also consider that he murdered Tutankhamun
  • Period: 1321 BCE to 1292 BCE

    Horemheb

    completed the dismantling of the temples of the Aton built at Karnak in order to suppress what was considered an aberrant religion. At the same time, he restored many of the damaged reliefs and statues portraying the god Amon and erected three of the largest pylons at Karnak, as well as several other significant monuments in the Theban area.
  • Period: 1292 BCE to 1290 BCE

    Ramses I

    Ramses I was not of royal blood, yet he became the founding pharaoh of the 19th dynasty. His reign was short and his impact upon Egypt was small, yet his descendants became as powerful as the great pharaohs of ancient Egyptian lineages. The mystery of his mummy would lead to his being well known centuries later and miles away from Egypt.
  • Period: 1290 BCE to 1279 BCE

    Seti I

    Father of perhaps Egypt's greatest rulers, Ramesses 2and was in his own right also a great leader.His birth name is Seti Mery-en-ptah.To the Greeks, he was Sethos I, and his throne name was Men-maat-re'.He ruled Egypt for 13 years (though some Egyptologists differ on this matter, giving him a reign of between 15 and 20 years) from 1291 through 1278 BC. In order to rectify the instability under the Amarna kings he early on set a policy of major building at home and a committed foreign policy.
  • Period: 1279 BCE to 1213 BCE

    Ramses II aka Ramses the Great

    King Ramses the Second took the throne of Egypt in his early twenties (around 1279 BC) and ruled for 66 years until his death (1213 BC). He was the third ruler of the 19th Dynasty and ruled for an amazing 67 years, the second longest reign of the ancient Egyptian pharaohs.Perhaps the best-known achievements of Ramses the Great are his architectural endeavors, most notable the Ramesseum and the temples of Abu Simbel.
  • Period: 1213 BCE to 1203 BCE

    Merenptah aka Merneptah

    when Ramesses II died, he had apparently outlived twelve of his sons, so it was his 13th son, Merenptah who ascended the throne of Egypt. Merenptah was old himself by this time, probably nearly sixty years old, and his reign was rather dull, as well as short lived (perhaps only nine or ten years) in comparison with that of his father's reign. According to the Oxford History of Ancient Egypt, he ruled from 1213 until 1203 BC, while Clayton provides a reign from 1212 until 1202 BC.
  • Period: 1203 BCE to 1199 BCE

    Amenmesse

    5th ruler of the Nineteenth Dynasty in Ancient Egypt, possibly the son of Merneptah and Queen Takhat. Others consider him to be one of the innumerable sons of Ramesses II. Very little is known about this king, who ruled Egypt for only three to four years. Various Egyptologists date his reign between 1202 BC - 1199 BC or 1203 BC - 1200 BC with others giving an accession date of 1200 BC.
  • Period: 1199 BCE to 1193 BCE

    Seti II

    He was the son of Merneptah and wife Isisnofret and sat on the throne during a period known for dynastic intrigue and short reigns, and his rule was no different. Seti II had to deal with many serious plots, most significantly being the accession of a rival king named Amenmesse, possibly a half brother, who seized control over Thebes and Nubia in Upper Egypt during his second to fourth regnal years.
  • Period: 1193 BCE to 1187 BCE

    Siptah

    King Siptah Siptah (mer-en-ptah), who's name means "Son of Ptah, Beloved of Ptah, was the son of Seti II and Queen Tiaa. This throne name was Akh-en-re Setep-en-re, meaning Beautiful for Re, Chosen by Re. Apparently he was not very chosen, for he suffered the deformity of a club foot. His reign lasted from about 1193 until 1187 BC.
  • Period: 1187 BCE to 1186 BCE

    Queen Twosret

    Her reign included the time of the regency of her step-son Siptah, the previous boy-pharaoh. Queen Twosret ruled during the period of history in the ancient world when the famous Battle of Troy was fought. It is believed that Queen Twosret ruled Egypt with the aid of a high ranking, wealthy, courtier known as Chancellor Bay, also called Ramesse Khamenteru.
  • Period: 1186 BCE to 1182 BCE

    Setnakhte

    . How Setnakhte came to the throne, or indeed who he was, is uncertain. The best source for the beginning of the 20th Dynasty comes from about 65 years later, in the account in the Great Harris Papyrus (see box opposite). The last four 'pages' describe how Setnakhte arose and put down the rebellions fermented by Asiatics: he relieved besieged cities, brought back those who had gone into hiding, and reopened the temples and restored their revenues.
  • Period: 1182 BCE to 1151 BCE

    Ramses III

    Ramesses III, who was the second ruler of Egypt's 20th Dynasty, was the last of great pharaohs on the throne. His reign was a time of considerable turmoil throughout the Mediterranean that saw the Trojan War, the fall of Mycenae and a great surge of displaced people from all over the region that was to reek havoc; even toppling some empires.
  • Period: 1151 BCE to 1145 BCE

    Ramses IV

    Ramesses IV became crown prince in the twenty-two of his father's reign. Though only the fifth son of his Ramesses III, his four older brother's predeceased their father. Whether or not he ruled as a co-regent of his father, during the closing years of Ramesses III's life, his son took on increasing responsibilities. For example, as early as year 27 of Ramesses III's reign, he Ramesses IV is depicted as being responsible for the appointment of one Amenemopet as the High Priest of Mut at Karnak
  • Period: 1145 BCE to 1141 BCE

    Ramses V

    Ramesses V is thought to have reigned no more than four years. He was the son of Ramesses IV and Queen Ta-Opet. The mummy was found in the tomb of Amenophis II and is now located in the Cairo Museum. The mummy shows that he died of smallpox at about the age of 35. His tomb was unfinished and was in the Biban el-Moluk, but was annexed by Ramesses VI. All that is found of his reign is a stela that was discovered at Gebel Silsilh.
  • Period: 1141 BCE to 1133 BCE

    Ramses VI

    This tomb had originally been used by Ramses V, Ramses VI's predecessor who ruled for a mere four years. His brother then used this as his tomb rather than having a new one dug. Although the plan is logical--a basically straight corridor into the ground, the themes of the paintings are complicated and sophisticated.
  • Period: 1133 BCE to 1125 BCE

    Ramses VII

    Ramses VII was also known as Rameses and Ramesses which are alternative spellings of the name
    Egyptian Period / Kingdom: New Kingdom
    Dynasty: Ramses VII ruled in the Twentieth Egyptian Dynasty
    Name of Previous Pharaoh: Ramses VI
    Years of Reign: 1133 BC – 1125 BC
    Succeeded by: Ramses VIII
  • Period: 1125 BCE to 1124 BCE

    Ramses VIII

    Rameses VIII reigned for less than a year. He's acted only once, in a advance of princes in the perfect memorial temple of King Ramesses III at Madinat Habu, where his anatomy was fall back with the royal uraeus and additional royal raiment. Ramesses VIII was the seventh king of the Twentieth Dynasty and was probably Ramesses III's son. His mummy has never been found and all that remains of his reign is an inscription at Medinet Habu and some plaques. His tomb was found but was very modest.
  • Period: 1124 BCE to 1106 BCE

    Ramses IX

    He was the third longest serving king of this Dynasty after Ramesses III and Ramesses XI. He is now believed to have assumed the throne on I Akhet day 21 based on evidence presented by Jürgen von Beckerath in a 1984 GM article. According to Papyrus Turin 1932+1939, Ramesses IX enjoyed a reign of 18 Years and 4 months and died in his 19th Year in the first month of Peret between day 17 and 27.
  • Period: 1106 BCE to 1102 BCE

    Ramses X

    ninth ruler of the 20th dynasty of Ancient Egypt. His birth name was Amonhirkhepeshef. His prenomen or throne name, Khepermaatre, means "The Justice of Re Abides."
  • Period: 1102 BCE to 1069 BCE

    Ramses XI

    Ramesses III was the last great pharaoh of Egypt, and there is no question that, by the time of the last Pharaoh of Egypt's 20th Dynasty, Ramesses XI end of the New Kingdom, Egypt's glorious empire was well into its twilight years. From the vary beginning of Egypt's history, kings had sent its representatives north into southern Syria to the city of Byblos, for various trade, and they would have normally been accepted as honored visitors and given whatever they required for their Egyptian King.