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New Kingdom
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:: ''This article is about a period in ancient Egyptian history. For the alternative-"rap" group, see
New Kingdom (group)''
{{Egyptian Dynasty list}}
The '''New Kingdom''' is the period in
ancient Egypt ancient Egyptian history between the
16th century BCE and the
11th century BCE, covering the
Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt Eighteenth,
Nineteenth dynasty of Egypt Nineteenth, and
Twentieth dynasty of Egypt Twentieth Dynasties of Egypt. The New Kingdom (1570-1070 BCE) followed the
Second Intermediate Period of Egypt Second Intermediate Period, and was succeeded by the
Third Intermediate Period of Egypt Third Intermediate Period.
Possibly as a result of the foreign rule of the
Hyksos during the Second Intermediate Period, the New Kingdom saw Egypt attempt to create a buffer between the Levant and Egypt, and attain its greatest territorial extent. It expanded far south into
Nubia and held wide territories in the
Near East. Egyptian armies fought
Hittites Hittite armies for control of modern-day
Syria.
The Eighteenth Dynasty contained some of Egypt's most famous
Pharaoh Pharaohs including
Ahmose I,
Hapshepsut,
Thutmose III,
Amenhotep III,
Akhenaten and
Tutankhamun. Queen Hatshepsut concentrated on expanding Egypt's external trade, sending a commercial expedition to the
land of Punt. Thutmose III ("the
Napoleon I of France Napoleon of Egypt") expanded Egypt's army and wielded it with great success.
One of the best-known 18th Dynasty pharaohs is
Amenhotep IV, who changed his name to
Akhenaten in honor of the
Aten and whose exclusive worship of the Aten is often interpreted as history's first instance of
monotheism (and was argued in
Sigmund Freud's ''Moses and Monotheism'' to have been the ultimate origin of
Jewish monotheism). Akhenaten's religious fervor is cited as the reason why he was subsequently written out of Egyptian history. Under his reign, in the
14th century BC 14th century BCE, Egyptian art flourished and attained an unprecedented level of realism.
Another celebrated pharaoh is
Ramesses II ("the Great") of the 19th Dynasty, who sought to recover territories in
Palestine,
Lebanon and
Syria that had been held by 18th Dynasty Egypt. His campaigns of reconquest culminated in the
Battle of Kadesh, where he led Egyptian armies against those of the Hittite king
Muwatalli II and was caught in history's first recorded military ambush. Ramesses II was famed for the huge number of children he sired by his various wives and
concubines; the
KV5 tomb he built for his sons, many of whom he outlived, in the
Valley of the Kings has proven to be the largest funerary complex in Egypt. Still greater military ability, if less self-promotion, was shown by
Ramesses III.
New Kingdom timeline
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from: -1334 till: -1325 color:18 text:"Tutankhamun"
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from: -1321 till: -1292 color:18 text:"Horemheb"
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from: -1290 till: -1279 color:19 text:"Seti I (1290 BC – 1279 BC)"
from: -1279 till: -1213 color:19 text:"Ramesses II Ramesses the Great (1279 BC – 1213 BC)"
from: -1213 till: -1203 color:19 text:"Merneptah (1213 BC – 1203 BC)"
from: -1203 till: -1199 color:19 text:"Amenmesse (1203 BC – 1199 BC)"
from: -1199 till: -1193 color:19 text:"Seti II (1199 BC – 1193 BC)"
from: -1193 till: -1187 color:19 text:"Siptah (1193 BC – 1187 BC)"
from: -1187 till: -1185 color:19 text:"Twosret (1187 BC – 1185 BC)"
from: -1186 till: -1183 color:20 text:"Setnakhte"
from: -1183 till: -1152 color:20 text:"Ramesses III"
from: -1152 till: -1146 color:20 text:"Ramesses IV"
from: -1146 till: -1142 color:20 text:"Ramesses V"
from: -1142 till: -1134 color:20 text:"Ramesses VI"
from: -1134 till: -1129 color:20 text:"Ramesses VII"
from: -1129 till: -1125 color:20 text:"Ramesses VIII"
from: -1125 till: -1107 color:20 text:"Ramesses IX"
from: -1107 till: -1103 color:20 text:"Ramesses X"
from: -1103 till: -1072 color:20 text:"Ramesses XI"
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es:Imperio Nuevo de Egipto
fr:Nouvel Empire égyptien
it:Nuovo Regno dell'Egitto
nl:Nieuwe Rijk
no:Det nye rike i Egypt
sr:Ð?ово царÑ?тво
zh:新王國時期
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