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The New Kingdom

Information About The New Kingdom of Egypt History

  • 05 16, 2023

The New Kingdom of Ancient Egypt

 

The capital was established in Thebes, in the south, and the restoration of the unity of Upper and Lower Egypt, lost during part of the Second Intermediate Period, was carried out. From the beginning, there was a great activity to restructure the country, which produced great prosperity, reflected in the construction of numerous monuments. Explore our Egypt tours to the city of Luxor, to discover the great Egyptian history in the new kingdom and the most important works of Egyptian kings.

This period is characterized by the great importance of women and their role in succession problems. For the first time, a woman is named Pharaoh with all the male titles: Hatshepsut, and also another queen, Nefertari, is represented in family scenes, on an equal footing, as is Queen Tiyi, with her husband Amenhotep III and mother of Amenhotep IV who later became Akhenaten. Heading to our Egypt Luxury tours to Luxor to discover the hatshepsut temple, and it has great history and works.

The international situation at the moment consisted of the Egyptian territory over the Canaanite cities. In Assyria, the last kings of the Old Kingdom and those of the Middle Kingdom reigned and the house domination occurs in Babylon, also agreeing with the fall of the Mycenaean kingdoms in Greece and the Exodus from Israel only existing in Egyptian sources.

The study of the eighteenth dynasty is usually divided into three stages that comprise first the first kings: From the time of King Ahmose who defeated the Hyksos, Thutmose and the story of the most powerful women in history, Hatshepsut, and the liberation of Amenophis IV with his famous rebellion and transformation of the capital to Amarna city with the new religion forced by him to worship Aton instead of the traditional sun cult of Amun Ra. Not forgetting the restoration of the old cult under his son, King Tutankhamun.

The 19th dynasty begins with Ramses I (1293-1291), a sovereign of Tanis (Delta). The reign of Ramses I was peaceful. The work of his predecessor, Horemheb, paid off in his fight against the Hittites, and his good administration was noticed in the following years, managing to reorganize the Kingdom. Since he had no male heir, he passed the power on to another soldier who was a warrior ruler. But the most powerful king during this dynasty is Ramses II.

 

The Hittites were defeated by Ramses II who made a great contribution along with his reign in architecture by erecting Abu Simbel temples which are two massive rock temples at Abu Simbel, a village in Nubia, Upper Egypt, near the borders with Sudan.

Actually, there's a lot to talk about during the new kingdom epoch, but you can browse our list of dividing the history of Egypt into kingdoms interrupted with intermediate periods and classified into 30 dynasties.

Kings of the New Kingdom:1550–1070 B.C.

The 18th dynasty:1550–1295 B.C.

Ahmose1550–1525 B.C.
Amenhotep&1525–1504 B.C.
Thutmose I1504–1492 B.C.
Thutmose II1492–1479 B.C.
Thutmose III1479–1425 B.C.
Hatshepsut (as regent)1479–1473 B.C.
Hatshepsut&1473–1458 B.C.
Amenhotep II1427–1400 B.C.
Thutmose IV1400–1390 B.C.
Amenhotep III1390–1352 B.C.
Amenhotep IV1353–1349 B.C.
Akhenaten1349–1336 B.C.
Neferneferuaton1338–1336 B.C.
Smenkhkare1336 B.C.
Tutankhamen1336–1327 B.C.
Ay1327–1323 B.C.
Horemheb1323–1295 B.C.

The 19th dynasty:1295–1186 B.C.

Ramesses I1295–1294 B.C.
Seti I1294–1279 B.C.
Ramesses II1279–1213 B.C.
Merneptah1213–1203 B.C.
Amenmesse1203–1200 B.C.
Seti II1200–1194 B.C.
Siptah1194–1188 B.C.
Tawosret1188–1186 B.C.

The 20th dynasty:1186–1070 B.C.

Sethnakht1186–1184 B.C.
Ramesses III1184–1153 B.C.
Ramesses IV1153–1147 B.C.
Ramesses V1147–1143 B.C.
Ramesses VI1143–1136 B.C.
Ramesses VII1136–1129 B.C.
Ramesses VIII1129–1126 B.C.
Ramesses IX1126–1108 B.C.
Ramesses X1108–1099 B.C.
Ramesses XI1099–1070 B.C.

Take advantage of this offer and discover the wonders of the blessed land of Egypt, from historical times to the present day.

 

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The New Kingdom of Egypt was an era in ancient Egyptian history that lasted from around 1550 BCE to 1077 BCE. It is renowned for its military conquests, the reign of powerful pharaohs like Ramses II, the construction of magnificent temples, and the spread of Egyptian influence throughout the ancient world.

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