Post by TumRe on Jun 24, 2004 21:22:53 GMT -5
King Tuthmosis III
18th Dynasty
This relief comes from the Temple of Tuthmose at Deir el Bahari.
It is now being housed at the Luxor Museum, Egypt.
King Tuthmosis III is the grandfather of King Amenhotep III.
Menkheperre Tuthmosis III ascended to the Egyptian throne as Pharaoh in 1504 B.C. For twenty years, his stepmother/aunt, Queen Pharaoh Makare Hatshepsut, served as his co-regent. He inherited a thousand year old civilization of such stability which would continue for many centuries more. No other civilization has even come close to the grandeur and stability as has the Egyptian civilization.
While his predecessor, the only female pharaoh in history, Hatshepsut, made a formidable name in history by building temples and amassing great wealth, Tuthmosis made his name by extending the geographical boundaries of his beloved land. Tuthmosis began immediately to crush a revolt in the northeastern section of his empire, Kadesh, a city-state in Syria, led by the king of Mitanni. Tuthmosis' army consisted of the chariot corps, the greatest tactical innovation, followed by the infantry, which consisted mainly of spearmen.
Tuthmosis also had numerous scribes who would record the events and incorporate those writings into his temple inscriptions at Karnak. After crushing the revolt, Tuthmosis turned his attention to Kush, the southern colony of Egypt. Tuthmosis conquered Upper Kush. But Kush remained aformidable threat. Later (25th dynasty), the Kush*te King Piankhey invaded Egypt and established a Kush*te dynasty that reigned for nearly a century.
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