Ancient Egypt- New Kingdom

Beginning of the 18th Dynasty

1550 BCE

Pharaoh Ahmose I ascends the throne at the age of ten. Due to his young age his mother Ahhotep I ruled over Egypt as regent.

Ahmose I Defeats the Hyksos

1532 BCE

Ahmose I finally defeats the Hyksos after a three year long siege, avenging his father Seqenenre Taa I and his brother Kamose. This victory restored peace to Egypt.

Death of Ahmose I

1525 BCE

Ahmose I died around the age of 35. Will be remembered as the founder of the New Kingdom. His second son Amenhotep I will ascend the throne.

Amenhotep I Expands Karnak

1519 BCE

Due to his peaceful reign, Amenhotep I was able to dedicate a lot of time to expanding and building Egyptian architecture. He is best known for the large sandstone gate and bark shrine (for the god Amun) which were apart of Karnak.

Death of Amenhotep I

1504 BCE

Will be remembered for his revolutionary mortuary complex (the first king of Egypt to separate his mortuary temple from his tomb) this trend will be followed by his successors. Thutmose I ascends the throne by marrying Ahmose who may have been the sister of Amenhotep I.

Death of Thutmose I

1493 BCE

Lead a variety of successful military campaigns. Most memorable accomplishment is the construction of the Valley of the Kings. Thutmose wanted to protect the tombs from grave robbers and had the hidden valley constructed and ultimately was the first pharaoh to be buried there.

Death of Thutmose II: Rise of Hatshepsut

1479 BCE

Thutmose II died at a young age leaving his infant son the next in line to rule. His wife Hatshepsut would rule as regent until her stepson comes of age.

Hatshepsut

1475 BCE

Around seven years of ruling as regent Hatshepsut decided to exercise the full powers of a pharaoh and co-rule alongside her stepson.

Death of Hatshepsut

1458 BCE

After her death Thutmose III continued to rule similarly to his stepmother however later on he had the evidence of Hatshepsut's rule destroyed possibly to destroy the history of a powerful female ruler.

Battle of Megiddo

1457 BCE

The battle between the rebellion of kings from Canaan and Syria against Thutmose III. The battle resulted in a 7 month siege of the city which resulted in the rebellion surrendering. Thutmose III offered extremely generous terms which resulted in no further rebellion from the kings.

Death of Thutmose III

1425 BCE

Thutmose III was remembered as one of the greatest military straightest of Ancient Egypt. His campaigns expanded and created the Egyptian Empire. He would be succeeded by his son Amenhotep II.

Amenhotep III

1391 BCE

Amenhotep III was infamous for his prosperous and stable rule. One of his greatest accomplishments was the construction of the Temple of Amun.

Rise of Amenhotep IV (Akhenaton)

1352 BCE

Famously known as the 'heretic pharaoh' due to his attempt to covert Egypt to monotheism worship of Aten (the sun god). He changed the capital city from Thebes to El Armana and was unpopular with the people of Egypt.

Tutankhamun

1332 BCE

Tutankhamun set out to reverse his problematic father's reign by restoring Egypt to the old gods. He destroyed the temples dedicated to Aten and relocated the capital to Thebes.

Death of Tutankamun

1323 BCE

Tutankamun died at the young age of 19 possibly due to malaria. Another belief is that is death was a result of his incestuous blood line which caused defections.

Rise of Horempheb

1320 BCE

The last pharaoh of the 18th dynasty. No royal blood but instead worked himself up the ranks of the army to commander-in-chief and adviser to Ay.

Death of Horempheb

1307 BCE

Best known for destroying what remained of Akhetaten's rule by destroying the city of Akhentaten and all remainder of the religion Aten. He relocated the capital from Thebes to Memphis. Having no apparent heir he appointed his vizier Ramses I as his successor marking the beginning of the 19th Dynasty.

Ramses II; Battle of Kadesh

1275 BCE

The battle between Ramses II and the Hitties under Muwatallis. The largest chariot battle in history with the result being an inconclusive tie.

Ramses III

1187 BCE

Throughout his reign defended Egypt in 3 great wars. Most significantly against the sea people at Xois. His death was the result of an assassination due to a knife wound being found in his throat no one is certain who killed him.

Sethnakhte

1186 BCE

The first pharaoh of the 20th Dynasty and last of the New Kingdom. His reign was short only lasting around 3 years but was known as the father of Ramses III the last great king of Egypt.